When the almond trees bloom it is the birthday of the trees in Israel. Here is one with snow in the Golan.

Some reflections on the trees' birthday: carob tree I have been kind of busy lately. Noteworthy that my last blog post was in October of...

Well this is what the decorated sukkah looked like after a week of using it, rain and weather, etc. We enjoyed some warm nights, the beginni...

OK - so here is how ours starts each year. I have built this one out of ceder and coated it in an exterior wood stain. There are no metal fa...

I know its been a busy summer and I am preparing for High Point and also for a new Home store called "Elemental Arts" that I am op...

If you haven't seen this creature yet or met him in person, he has weaseled his way into being the mascot for our new line of furniture...

(above image by Katie Balas) I have done a number of trade shows in the furniture industry, and even the Architectural Digest Home Show in N...