My Life as a Pregnant Woodworker
I made my first public pregnancy announcement at my pyrography class in early December.
I made my first public pregnancy announcement at my pyrography class in early December.
It wasn’t lack of parental support. It wasn’t lack of role models. It was something much deeper that I had to overcome in order to become an artist.
Living on the base is different than just living in the Caribbean, although we do get the lovely sunny weather year-round and the tropical teal ocean waters with the accompanying amazing fishing and diving opportunities.
We have some big news to share! We got married and moved to Cuba! (Believe us, we are just as surprised as you are…) Keep reading
Tazboards is moving! This is exciting, but means that we will be shutting down our wood shop for a little while until we get settled in our new location.
I wish I had a cool nickname. The Dreaded Woodworker calls me “Evil E,” but only when I’m on the “wheels of steel” (recording videos). All the rest of the time, I’m just “Ev.”
Every morning after getting a large glass of water and getting an even LARGER cup of coffee, I look at the sign over the entrance to the wood shop which reads, “Put Your Boots On Babe.”
What is your Comfort Food story? by the Dreaded Woodworker I do not know about y’all, but when I was growing up, the kitchen in my home was the place to be! EVERYONE entered the house from the back door which just happened to open into the kitchen. There were so many fun and good memories made in that kitchen. We would spend hours there visiting with family and friends. The kitchen was the place to be because that is where the…
How You Know When It’s Time to Pivot in Your Business By Evelyn Helminen What’s In a Name? Here’s the truth. Giving something a name is hard for me to do. I don’t enjoy it, I don’t feel like I’m good at it, and I’m intimidated by the permanence of it. How do you capture the essence of a thing through its name? What if it’s not right? I over think it so much, I end up with no name…
I have ALWAYS been an out-of-the-box type of guy. I do not let stereotypes dictate how I live my life. For example, in 1985, my best friend Sean and I joined Sandusky High School Ski Club. He and I were the ONLY two African Americans kids in the club.