When my brother and 
I were small, our dad did wood cutouts in a tiny work shop that had been a smokehouse. All the cutting was done by hand with a coping saw. To me, it seemed that everything he painted was Chinese Red. He enjoyed the time spent out in the smokehouse, away from the hustle and bustle of two small children. After we moved to town, he never made anything again.
Forty years pass, and both my brother and I find a need to cut wood. I’ve never owned a can of Chinese Red paint but both my brother and I have table saws, chop saws, band saws, chain saws and most importantly, our scroll saws. His scroll saw is nicer, he has a Dremel and I have a Rigid. Both have been well used.
When my sister-in-law sent me a picture of my brother base coating some cut out, I wished my dad could be here to join in with us. He would have loved all the tools we have and the fun we have creating projects. I could only hope he would have expanded his use of color.
My brother and his wife do craft shows around the San Antonio, Texas area. The first one this year will be at Encino Park, October 4&5. They have great yard art. Some of their work is in Homestead Hand Crafts, 4536 Thousand Oaks Dr. San Antonio. (a little of my stuff is there, too) They will do the Randolph Officers Wives Club show at the Live Oak Civic Center. (check local papers for the dates and times)
You never know what you pass on to your children. Hopefully some of you will pass on the love of making somthing with your hands like our dad did.
Just Jackie
