A great day to sit on the deck and enjoy the sunshine ☀️

I hardly ever use stains but someone asked me for a blue & gold ballpoint pen - here it is, made from stained holly decorated with 23 karat gold leaf. 

I just finished transforming this old chandelier :-)

Great day for a walk around Port Chalmers - the photo shows our lovely little township with Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua in the middle of the picture and the Otago Peninsula in the background.

Iona church on a lovely autumn day in Port Chalmers, Dunedin :-)

​Just finished this little table lamp. Made from a fencing sword (or épée to be exact...) guard that has survived many fights, decorated with lots of tiny and not quite so tiny beads. Love sitting at my desk now with the lamp on - makes studying much more pleasant... ;-)

Beautiful sunny day here in Port Chalmers today - perfect for a walk to Boilers Point, just a few minutes away from Artica Art & Accommodation.

A big thank you to all our lovely guests who left a review on booking.com after staying at Artica Art & Accommodation - I just found the 'Guest Review Award' in the mail, our rating is still 9.7 - the highest rating for a B&B in Dunedin :-)

What do you do when all the Whisky is gone and only an empty bottle is left..??? I decided to spend a few (…) hours sticking lots of tiny little beads onto it, found some mahogany & holly and turned it into a tealight holder!
It's not for sale at the moment as my son insists that we keep it but I thought I put up some pictures anyway… :-)

These days it sometimes can be challenging to see a bit of beauty in the world... A good reason to create beauty & share it with the world... ;-)
Here are some pictures of the wall clock I made recently using a beautiful piece of Walnut, decorated with beads.