Making Stuff...

So, I like to make stuff...
All types of stuff but mainly using timber. Sometimes I use other materials, but natural wood is the sweetest. I love the idea of creating something of beauty from what is often regarded as scrap or waste. The winerack is made from 80% recycled Jarrah from patios/pergolas. The only 'new' timber is the natural edge section - which came from a salvaged tree left on the ground after a logging company had cleared yet another section of Jarrah forrest. The steel is second hand - brought from a farmer. It holds over 70 bottles and works a treat. I like this quote, I just wish I knew more practical ways to act upon it...

"For creativity to be truly worshipful, it must point beyond the persona and the giftedness of the individual or the team of artists to the one who has given gifts and enabled them to exercise their creativity."

Followed by this one,

"Gifts should be used as an expression of God's concern for the world."

Both quotes are from a book I'm currently reading ( Emerging Churches) - a review soon to be posted. I'm sure making things will always be a part of me, hopefully something I can use to share God's love for His world.