Saturday, November 05, 2011

B is for Building


I built this! It's a feline outhouse. Also known as a kitty latrine or litter box. Yes, that is crown molding at the top. Freckles is a classy little thing.

It took me a good 12 hours to accomplish this...15 if you count time spent at Lowes on two separate occasions, wandering the aisles and wondering what kind of wood, supplies and tools I might need to bring this idea to fruition. It's far from perfect, but it's amazing what some glossy paint and trim can do to dress up a crooked plywood box.

In a season where I am very tired of sitting in a concrete building looking at a computer all day, it felt so good to built something tangible with my hands. I'm not an artist or a perfectionist, and am not sure I have the discipline to become either. But I think I may have been created to create.

2 comments:

WHIT said...

This is impressive.

One time, I decided that I was tired of looking at screens and concrete, so I bought a kit to build a wooden ship. That was at least a year ago, and the ship still doesn't have its sails. May your creative streak last longer than mine. :)

megancolby said...

Bring your ship kit to Thanksgiving!