I guess if I'm known in this town at all, I'm known as a drummer and/or a newspaper man. But I've enjoyed graphic design, mostly as a hobby, but somewhat professionally, for the last 15 years or so. My application of choice is Adobe Illustrator, a vector-based drawing program that employs shapes, lines and arcs.

There's something satisfying about combining simple shapes to solve a particular graphic 'problem'; figuring out what you can take away from a design. Woodworking, in it's simplest terms, is the taking away of material.

So after years of contemplation and procrastination – mostly based on fear of injury of my precious little drummer hands – I finally became a student of woodworking in 2012. My on-screen designs suddenly leaped into the third dimension. I made a set of "corn hole" boards for my Dad – you know, the bean bag toss game – which is basically a couple of boxes with a round hole. Next I made a "cajon", a traditional musical instrument that's also, yup, a box with a round hole in it. Finally I got into the birdhouse world, and opened up the etsy shop!

Though I tend to stick to birdhouses and a few wooden toys here on etsy, I am currently designing and building small furniture pieces, clocks and lighting as well. Please check back in with me here at the Pleasant Ranch from time to time. Thanks for stopping by...

Steve Hadeka