The Leaf Manufactory

10/22/2017

neighboring building

Factory bldg. 3

10/20/2017

09/24/2017

the werks

05/05/2017

Timeline Photos

11/02/2016

Photos from The Leaf Manufactory's post

12/15/2015

Taking the photo before they dry out and split

11/13/2015

slowing it down

10/17/2015

creatures of October

10/17/2015

Our conversion to micro-hydro has kept us off the computers for too long!

10/05/2015

Mobile Uploads

10/05/2015

Lazyman

09/30/2015

New Equipment!

04/02/2015

Micro housing around the Manufactory

04/02/2015

Bent birch in spring

01/05/2015

Some of the interesting sites near the Leaf Manufactory

01/03/2015

student studies

01/03/2015

mysteries in the wood

01/03/2015

winter

04/27/2014

Minotar statuette found in a carved wooden box, tucked into the rafters of building 11.

04/25/2014

roofs around here aren't just green

04/23/2014

Celebrating Spring at the Leaf Manufactory

04/22/2014

detail from a Spike Colby

04/15/2014

our pond

SALISH SEA PARADIGM SHIFT 2014
Coming to a bioregional watershed all around you!

SALISH SEA MARINE SANCTUARY & COASTAL TRAIL :)

04/10/2014

Here is a photo of the old septic field behind the (now demolished) workers' housing. The housing was a single barracks building with two floors, with a communal bathroom and kitchen on the ground floor (with the foreman's apartment) and 10 small apartments on the upper floor. The building was one of the first on the site and only converted to workers housing after the manor house was finished. Loggers and lumbermen were the first workers to use the building, during the final logging of West Seattle, but later it housed the gardeners, the stablers, blacksmith, carpenter, and West Seattle's first two foundry men.

04/07/2014

All of the woodworkers here at the Leaf Manufactory
are Class 2 Whittlers - or better.

03/30/2014

fossilized seahorse head
prototype under development
All of the fossils we create here at the Leaf Manufactory are developed from extensive models and prototypes in order to bring you the best in prehistoric artifacts.

03/28/2014

facebooking when I should be out in the Hangings werkhaus clearing the production line

03/25/2014

This pendant of naturally sculpted Madrona wood is a insightful commentary on the current state of our capitalist society.

The powers of nature are shown not in relation, unbalanced fundaments have rendered fruitful activity impossible. The gorgeous deformities of this piece show our inner weakness exposed to the outside harshness of the culture we've created. The distracted and unfocused are in the center, pushing that which is of a higher importance to the periphery. The center twisted and deformed, with those of strong moral character retreating to the outside.

Most importantly though, are two more subtle messages contained in the piece.
First is to react without hate. Hate is the kind of human involvement that only binds us more tightly to our problems. In nature we see the reaction without passion required to create beauty of form while changing the inner conditions.
And finally, that the victims of these inferior distractions who hold power in our society are beginning to feel shame in their hearts, even if they have not yet begun to show it outwardly.

This pendant is hand carved from natural windfall (no trees were harmed in the making of this adornment)

03/25/2014

tree nymph familiar
we don't see these around the factory as much as we used to, which we hope is due to their abilities and not the lack of trees, much less holy trees suitable for a proper nymph. Also, we try to leave the darker corners and less penetrable thickets alone so there can still be something undiscovered in the suburbs.
This particular familiar is a eulah sheffield tree nymph familiar, from a long line of traditional, blue veined speicists - thankfully, this particular eulah sheffield has kept the important species traits without maintaining many of the negative traits so common in highly in**ed varieties.
Feline grace with a spotted past, this familiar is artistic in the best ways - practicing without external reason, creating as a practice. Spectacular in the garden, maintaining life around her, safeguarding nature for the future. Experienced coast to coast, shrewd, politic, mature.
This familiar is not in the grandmotherly mode, spoiling and overprotective. Rather is the eulah sheffield variety the proper and respected great aunt familiar, adored and respected but never taken advantage of, and heartbreaking to disappoint.

now inanimate.