Chevee Dodd – Page 6 – Adventures In Doing

Try Every Day #5 This is my camera. A Canon EOS M3 with the kit lens, a polarizing filter, and a collapsible hood. I’ve been staring down the barrel of this camera for almost 4 years and sharing my thoughts, desires, failures, and musings… every single weekday. This camera has […]

My camera // Try Every Day

2020/02/04 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #4 For most of my life, I’ve been obsessed with the fedora. It probably started with Indiana Jones, but the iconic hat became a part of my identity. People knew me as the hat guy. I shared that love with my girl’s grandfather. He and I would […]

I used to wear a fedora // Try Every Day

2020/02/03 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #3 Guess what, I already missed a day. Not a big surprise, but also not without reason. I’ve been on the couch sick since Friday night. It’s not been great for me emotionally, so Em and I have been playing Lego Harry Potter. We fully completed both […]

My view this weekend // Try Every Day

2020/02/02 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Try Every Day #2 Coffee has been part of my life since I can remember. My mother always had instant coffee around. So did my grandma. Grandpa liked percolated coffee. I looked up to them and wanted to try this thing they all seemed to love. I can remember being […]

Coffee // Try Every Day

2020/01/31 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

Somewhere along the way, I forgot to explore new things. I forgot that failure was always an option. I forgot that learning starts with being BAD at something. I forgot to try. Recently, someone very near and dear to me has been encouraging me to try. She’s pushed me past […]

Try Every Day

2020/01/30 in Try Every Day tagged art / bad art / bad artist / design / drawing / learning / line art / sketching

I recently bought a new bed from Amazon. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. The mattress is amazing and the frame is attractive (and adequate.) When I bought it, the frame options scaled from about $100 – $500 based on how much custom stuff you want. I decided that […]

Custom Heaboard With Built-In Nightlight

2018/08/27 in Making / Video tagged design / diy / led lights / making / video / woodworking

I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and open an Etsy shop. I’ve been mulling over these signs for a long time now and how I would go about marketing and selling them. I’ve started and stopped making an Etsy shop about a dozen times, but this week, I finally […]

Opening an Etsy Store

2018/07/13 in Announcements / Design / Making / Thoughts / Video

I’ve been wanting to do some custom sign work for a while now. My mom is a crafty person and does a lot of craft shows throughout the year… I thought having the ability to make custom signs like these could expand her capabilities. I also thought it could be […]

Sign Making With 3D Printed Letters

2018/05/28 in Making / Video tagged 3d printing / carving / design / diy / making / printing / sign / signmaking / video / woodworking

I’ve never really been great with the hand tools. When I was a young maker, in my dad’s garage, I had access to tools. Mostly just carpentry tools, but a few power tools like a drill and grinder. The hacksaw and claw-hammer were my best friends and I made all […]

Upcycled Marking Knife

2018/05/06 in Announcements / Making / Video tagged diy / making / video

I built this workbench in 2013 and the one thing it’s always been lacking was a vise. It’s never had a vise of any kind attached… and I decided to change that. I do more woodworking than anything, so I didn’t want a big metalworking vise. I wanted something flush […]

Pipe Clamp Bench Vise

2018/04/29 in Making / Video tagged design / diy / making / video / vise / woodworking / workbench

Hello friends! It’s been well over a year since I last spoke with you… and that needs to change. I’m kicking the dust off this place soon (like, today) and you’ll start seeing more of me around here. As my life settles down into more of a routine, I’m finding […]

Anybody Out There?

2018/04/29 in Announcements / Thoughts

This year, I want to send out some holiday cards to special people that have supported me in 2016. I could go with “Happy Holidays” or “Happy New Years” but instead, decided to design my own. Celebrate this year’s Winter Solstice on Dec 21st with my by spreading Solstice cheer. […]

Winter Solstice Holiday Card

2016/12/03 in Uncategorized