For those of us here in the States it’s that time of year to get together with family, share stories, remember all the things we are thankful for, and of course, eat plenty of delicious food. Of course, I give thanks to all my wonderful customers and followers who have supported me over the last two and a half years. I consider myself extremely lucky to have the opportunity to run my own business, do the thing I love to do every day, and make things for people that they truly love.

Hank’s Farm

Every project that I take on is special in its own way. Sometimes it’s because of the meaningfulness of the piece to the client. Other times it is because it gives me an opportunity to create something new and unique that I may use techniques or mediums I have never worked with before. Often times it is simply because it is unlike any of my previous work.

I recently had an opportunity to work with a family I met at a market who wanted to commission a piece for their father. The piece was going to be something he could hang up in his workshop. What made this piece so unique was the size of it. It was to be on a six-foot by 13-inch piece of spalted red oak. This was the biggest piece I have worked on to date and, I’ll be honest, I was a bit nervous at first.

Nevertheless, I went off to Carolina Urban Lumber to see what they had and I found this gorgeous canvas to create this piece. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to burn such a large piece with my tools but, low and behold, my Razortip was more than up to the task. The final product, well, I’ll let her speak to that

“Zona is absolutely amazing! Her artwork is one of a kind and the piece she made for my family is so special and unique. Her professionalism makes working with her a blast and this commission was everything I could have asked for and more! Thank you Zona!”

It is absolutely wonderful when a piece just comes together in this way. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Remember to share what you are thankful for and tag us @bz.furfur. See you all next week and, remember, stay unique.