Meet The Shasta Daisy No61— a wooden robot born from wind, wildflower, and salvaged wonder.
Its body is sculpted from richly figured buckeye burl (Aesculus californica), rescued and revived with dots of red jasper inlay beneath the grain. Set within its chest sits a single Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum × superbum), forever caught in a gentle breeze—an emblem of resilience, simplicity, and quiet joy.
The eyes are unlike any other: two cross-sections of protea blooms, their intricate geometry framed before a sky of luminous mother-of-pearl. They give the bot a gaze that feels both ancient and bright, like a flower remembering its time in the sun.
Its head, carved from stabilized redwood burl (Sequoia sempervirens), carries the swirling history of fog-fed giants—each curl and flame of grain a testament to centuries of patience and light. Every piece of natural material in this sculpture has been hand-harvested with intention and gratitude (all but the jasper, born of stone).
The bot stands on a base of curly claro walnut (Juglans hindsii), a piece once destined to become the butt of a rifle. Redirecting that history into a powerful artistic weapon—one of peace, beauty, and imagination—feels like a small redemption held in wood.
Together with its stand, The Shasta Daisy measures 15 inches tall and 5 inches wide.
A gentle guardian of bloom and burl, crafted for dreamers who know that even a single daisy can change the story.
Standing just shy of sixteen inches tall, Purple Rain No60 is a handcrafted wooden robot built as a bold tribute to endurance, craftsmanship, and the late great Prince. Carved from salvaged Red Leaf Maple, its body has been meticulously stabilized and dyed a deep royal purple, ensuring it will endure for generations. Every curve and joint reveals the shimmering figure of the maple’s grain—now forever preserved in regal hue.
Its eyes are hand-carved mountains of black walnut burl, rising before a luminous sky of mother-of-pearl, a vision of wilderness held within a gaze. The head and base are made from dense Desert Ironwood, their natural weight grounding the figure with strength and gravity.
In its chest rests the sacred geometry of a Knobcone Pinecone, sliced open to reveal the hidden pattern of its seeds—a reminder that beauty and order often lie beneath the surface. Surrounding it are inlays of mother-of-pearl wrapped in brass.
At seven inches wide and nearly sixteen tall, this piece embodies presence.
It is a wooden robot—alive in spirit, crafted to last, and meant to be remembered.
This handmade wooden robot is crafted from hand-harvested Old Growth Redwood Burl, stabilized and dyed black. The head and heart are made from figured Bolivian Purpleheart. The eyes are crafted from Australian Brown Mallee Burl, featuring Brazilian straw flowers with a blue chatoyant sky. The inlays are mother-of-pearl. This is my new favorite wooden robot—just don’t let the others know.
Meet Purple Rain III No. 50. It is crafted from stabilized and dyed purple Birdseye Red-Leaf Maple. The eyes are made from Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus set in front of Mother of Pearl, embedded in Entropy Bio Resin. Inside its abdomen lies a single Strawflower. The head accents are crafted from Gaboon Ebony from Africa, inlaid with Mother of Pearl and wrapped in brass. Have you ever submerged your body in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?
This handmade wooden robot is crafted from maple burl harvested on the beach, stabilized, and dyed black. The abdomen contains winged everlasting flowers, and the live edge of the burl is tinted with aqua-colored mica powder. Red jasper stone inlay dots add detail, while the head is made from Bolivian Purple Heart with straw flower eyes. I am very proud of this robot.
Meet wooden robot Brown Malle No52. This burl travelled all the way from Australia to land in my wood shop and be turned into a wooden robot. This is a minimalistic design. It has a live edge head and live edge arms and legs that give it the appearance of standing on point, like a dancer. I love this wooden robot as it is elegant. futuristic and it makes my imagination run a little wild.
Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58
Hand-harvested from a fallen relic of old-growth redwood burl, this wooden automaton carries the deep breath of the forest in every curve of its grain. The redwood has been carefully stabilized to preserve its ancient figure—ripples of flame and curl that seem to hold centuries of fog, wind, and rain.
Its head, carved from desert ironwood, bears mountain eyes—tiny black-walnut burls set before a sky of mother-of-pearl. Each inlay glimmers with subtle light, the mother-of-pearl bordered in brass like a horizon at dawn.
In the center of its chest rests a single knobcone pinecone, sliced to reveal the sacred geometry normally hidden within—a spiral of seed and symmetry, both mathematical and mystical.
The automaton stands upon a fiddleback Bolivian purpleheart base, rich and resonant, measuring four inches square. From base to crown, Sequoia Sempervirens No. 58 rises 15.5 inches tall—a quiet monument to patience, craftsmanship, and reverence for living wood.
Every line, every reflection, feels alive.
I love this wooden robot.
Meet Sequoia Sempervirens No55. This wooden robot sculpture is crafted with hand harvested and stabilized redwood burl. Within its chest is one Knobcone pinecone cast within entropy bio resin. The head is made from Australian Gimlet Burl with pinecone eyes and abalone. This robot stands about 16 inches tall and comes with a beautiful Ironwood stand. This sculpture is meant for indoor display and is not a toy.
Meet Laurus Nobilis No48. This Hand crafted wooden robot started its journey as a Bay Laurel Tree aka Laurus Nobilis. I literally rolled this burl end over in in the sand for about a quarter mile, then over the sea wall at 1am. I was seriously in over my head as I could barely lift this beast. The eyes are actual honey comb cast within Entropy Bio Resin set in front of mother of pearl. Within its abdomen is one wind swept Shasta Daisy. I was only able to harvest one Shasta Daisy this year as the other didn't have the same levels of beauty. The inlays are mother of pearl wrapped in brass and the head piece has accents of Australian Jarrah Burl. Laurus Nobilis has live edge hands and lower legs that really show the long journey it took to become my favorite wooden robot... not including the dandelion bot (Taraxacum Officinale No46). This wooden robot is truly one of a kind.
Born from the quiet strength of hope and the breath of a single wish, Purple Rain No62 — The Keeper of Wishes carries its purpose gently.
Its body is sculpted from stabilized and richly dyed red leaf maple (Acer rubrum), transformed into a deep, royal purple as a tribute to the late, great Prince. The grain glows like storm-lit velvet, pulsing with a rhythm all its own.
Held within its chest is a single, delicate dandelion puff (Taraxacum officinale), preserved as the lone wish this guardian vows to protect—a reminder that even the smallest hopes can reshape the world.
The head is carved from dense and enduring desert ironwood (Olneya tesota), giving the bot an ancient, grounded presence. Its eyes, hand-carved from black walnut burl (Juglans nigra), take the form of snow-capped mountains, symbolizing depth and clarity. These mountains rest before a sky of radiant mother-of-pearl, shifting softly with the light.
Throughout the sculpture, brass and mother-of-pearl inlays add subtle flashes of brilliance—tiny constellations marking the bot as a keeper of something sacred.
It stands proudly upon a base of Gaboon ebony (Diospyros crassiflora), dark as midnight rain, grounding the piece with quiet resolve.
Together with its stand, Purple Rain No62 measures 16¼ inches tall and 5 inches wide—a slender monument to wishes, music, and the enduring magic found in both wood and wonder.