Happy New Year! 2019 was a year of change and growth for us both. Mark's work branched out into home decor with a set of beautiful side tables (spurred by my relentless request for him to carve me a bedside table--which I love, but yes, it's available for sale ;). And now he added these gorgeous, charming, and personalized hearts carved for an engagement and wedding. Brad + Jenn's sculpture was part of a surprise engagement on the beach, which also starred a puppy as the first new family member....

We just said goodbye to this adorable pair of owls as their new owner picked them up for his wedding where they'll be a centerpiece display. We loved them so much that Mark carved a second pair which will be finished in the next week.

This spring Mark carved a pair of very unique sculptures for Jason, the owner of Big Secret, a laser etching and cutting business in Richmond, as a surprise wedding present for his new bride. One sculpture has a bear body and a bird head; the other has a bird body and a bear head. The sculptures represent the couples love of bears (the bride's ring has a custom bear design), and the bride's name is Bird. Mark delivered the sculptures to Smith Mountain Lake, where the wedding took place, and where...