[caption id="attachment_2411" align="alignleft" width="1280"]Storied Haven at Black Rock City, 2015. Storied Haven at Black Rock City, 2015.[/caption] A few months ago I posted some teasers on the new Five Ton Crane project, Storied Haven.  Thanks to Bree Hylkema for envisioning this wonder and leading us down the path to construction.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to our fund raising and especially for all the hard work, raw talent, and blood sweat and tears that enabled us to step in to this story book fantasy.  The boot house is two stories tall, but countless stories deep.  A glimpse of that lays on the bookshelf, a beautiful walnut piece by Gomez.  Dozens of carved out art books contain fanciful dioramas and hidden wonders, and the whole house is replete with storybook ephemera: [gallery type="rectangular" size="medium" ids="2389,2393,2392,2391,2390"]

It's been a bit since Maker Faire now and my plans to launch a kickstarter for Steadcraft are simmering on the back burner for a bit while summer plans take precedence.  I have built out quite an assortment of earrings in fine silver, bronze, and...

What if you took the best traditions of handcraft--reverence for the made object, heartful engagement with material, and mastery of skill, and combined that with 3D printing and digital fabrication? What if artisanry is not lost to unthinking machinery?  What if everything was beautiful, individual, and made to last? May...