I have some space constraints at the moment, but regardless of the indoor issues, I decided I’d had just about enough of crawling around on the floor every time I needed to join, route, sand, or saw something. After digging around in the scrap wood piles (both my own and others’), I can up with the bits to build this sturdy little folding table for my garage. No more excuses regarding space...just fold up the table!

This past fall, I enjoyed my first in-depth experience with etching under the wonderful guidance of Ethan Rice, a printmaker and teacher at the Irvine Fine Arts center. The IFAC has a beautiful little print shop, well stocked with excellent presses and clean working spaces...truly the best kept secret in town.

“What on earth could one possibly want with a giant lightbox that you’ll then have to store in your 8’ x 11’ studio?” Yes...I can also hear this very legitimate question across cyberspace.  And the answer is, I want to start working with stained glass!  And I need a backlit workspace--preferably a roomy one--to do so.  Perhaps you are an illustrator or designer, or work in a media that requires tracing.  Perhaps you, too work on glass!  Maybe an illustrator friend has commissioned you, the local handy-person, to build them a lightbox. Or maybe you just like the project. Whatever the case, here’s how to do it! Sort of.