It started with pens. I love pens. Call it a fetish but I have quite a collection. I was looking at my pen collection and particularly at one I bought from Africa, a carved straight pen made of ironwood. The light flickered a moment and then it came on. I could do that! And I could do it better.

And so I made a Manzanita stick pen. Not just any stick pen, but one shaped like a feather. The idea was to create a pen in the shape of a quill pen. Then I decided the pen needed a holder. Then the holder became a desk set with a pen and more. Incidentally, a failed pen, having drilled the hole through the side, wasn't about to be wasted, so beautiful was the feather, that I cut the pen part off and made a feather. You can find these in the Wall And Table Art section. You have got to see these feather pens to believe them. They are shaped from a branch into what I believe is a very close likeness of a true feather. And all twist Cross-style pens that all are accompanied with a free refill. For a new twist, if you will pardon the pun, I am making what I call flame pens. Soon you will find other interesting and whimsical shapes.

Please enjoy browsing my Desk Accessories gallery. Click the thumbnail for a larger, more detailed view. You will find many fine gifts that I think you might have a hard time parting with them once you have them in your hands.