bones, glass, and wood......

.....these are a few of my favorite things.  

Bones - A goat skull that I chose from an estate sale that was going on in the duplex we lived in during my husband's law school years.  The previous owner had collected literally the masses and they didn't sell everything and offered for me to choose a few things that I might want that were leftovers, and this was one of them.

Glass - I got these on Ebay when I lived in New York and was obsessed with apothecary items and glass jars and tubes of all kinds.

Wood - These perfect mid-century nesting tables were a gift from my ever-so-tasteful and inspiring mamacita!  She found a great deal and couldn't pass them up, since she knew that I was needing some more side table space.

Other wood item - This wooden and brass lamp is a large wallpaper printing roller, turned lamp.  A purchase found in a vintage store that was closing and I got a great deal on a pair!!!  Again, the law school years spent in Sacramento.

week of years past.....woodshop sf

 photo by Todd Selby for Dockers, styling by Sara Leete

During the same photo shoot for Dockers that I talked about in yesterday's post, we shot Danny Hess.  He is another example of someone doing what they love.  He makes handmade sustainable surfboards out of wood.  Well, we got to shoot Danny in his "office", which is the Woodshop in the Sunset District of San Francisco.  He shares the space with three other guys and as you can see their aesthetic is inspiring.  It is simple, clean, handmade, and current.  (Again, excuse my low quality iphone photos.)

photo via woodshopsf.com

These stools and the other handmade wood furniture is made by Luke Bartels - it combines mid-century narrow lines with organic wood shapes and I'd love a piece in my house!!  Hint, hint.  The painted signs and things around the shop are from Jeff Canham.  His work is all very colorful and stylized and fits perfectly in balance with the other boys' wood pieces.

Chairtastic finds old chairs and refurbishes them in the same woodshop.  Check out his site and you can see many amazing different pieces with a real range.