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Father and Daughter Woods is a true family effort. I have been carving for approximately
10 years and started wood turning about 6 years ago. My daughter and I started the business in 2004 after requests to purchase some of our carved Christmas ornaments. We started turning unique wood pen and pencil
sets, carved spoons and a variety of bowls and plates to show at local Art Shows in the Tampa area. We have had the pleasure to have items in different retailers and a Gallery but ran a challenge of keeping them
unique and creative. So currently all of our items are offered at either Art Shows, on-line or by word of mouth.
What started out as a hobby has turned into an exciting enjoyable way to spread a little bit of Irish Sunshine. Along with my
daughter, and wife at times, we have created the "One-of-a-kind" items you see on the web-site and at selected art shows. These are labors of love that we offer to be used or shared with others.
I started carving as a way to relieve some of the stress from the day from my day job and found quickly that it took me to a
different world and allowed me to express my creativity. I have taken several classes both carving and wood turning from several Nationally known craftsmen to bring some different ideas to my work, some of this can
be seen in the colorful plates and Native American style flutes.. One problem I have is trying to decide what to do next as I have several projects going on at any given time. Some of my favorites can be seen in the
Spoon section as well as the Pen and Bowl areas. My daughter joined me some time ago and has taken over the Christmas Ornament section and adds her talents to several of the custom walking canes that we have done.
She has been a great inspiration and does most (if not all) of the painting on the various projects. She is also a World Class Irish Dancer and brings those unique talents and visions to the work.
Wood Turning creates a completely different look and feel and all items contain the look and feel of the uniqueness of the wood they
were created with. Whether it is a Bowl, Plate, Wine Bottle Stopper or a Custom Pen, or Native American flute they are all unique and a true work of useable art. These items are meant to be used and appreciated.
We hope you enjoy your items as much as we did making them for you.
Please feel free to look over the site and send me a note with your comments or questions.
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