My husband Jesse is incredibly creative. In fact, it was one of the qualities that drew me to him. He comes from a very artistic family. His mother, Judy, makes stained glass pieces as well as pottery and teaches art at the local community college. His father, David, works mostly with wood creating furniture and miniature pueblo villages. Jesse drew inspiration from this at a young age and began to self-teach pencil sketching and woodworking. He developed his artistic imagination within art classes through middle and high school. Woodworking over the years has become his passion. He converted the garage into a workshop and spends a majority of his free time there working on presents for friends and family such as beer caddies and picture frames from reclaimed pallet wood. He has also made furniture for our house. One of my favorite pieces is the ladder bookcase he made for our living room. I always wanted one and would often point them out to him while shopping at stores. He was never impressed with them because he thought they were cheaply made and that he could do better, so he decided he would build me one for Christmas. He stained it ebony to match our other furniture, and it is definitely a focal point in the room. Another piece is the table he made for our patio. It is solid wood and takes at least two people to move it because it is so heavy. At first glance, it is your average table. But what is different about this table is that it has two boards in the center on either end that lift up to uncover two separate beer troughs. Just add some ice and beer and it is good to go. So when we are entertaining, you can grab a cold one right out of the table. In addition to it being a great conversation piece, it has also been a great convenience when having a BBQ as we no longer have to go in the house to get a drink.
Home projects come very easily to him as well. He can picture something in his mind and just will it to life.
