1010 Rt. 394, Kennedy, New York 14747
716-267-7363
Hello, Thank you for finding my site among all the other sites out there. The signs, bird houses, and wind chimes you see are just a small portion of what I make here in Kennedy, NY. I can make just about anything so if you don't know what you want, maybe what you see will spark the creative fire we all have kindling within our hearts and minds. I hope this is the case since the fire within me is kindled with the years of experience I have taken to perfect my art. So, think outside the box, share your idea with me and together we'll make your vision a reality. The rustic wooden bird houses on my site are made from vintage barn wood. All my wind chimes start out as vintage antiques and a pile of silver plated flatwear. The custom wooden signs for personal and business signage are made with your needs in mind. I make these signs from either weathered barn wood or a specis of deciduous pine called "larch." I have used this wood for years on my outside projects and have found it to resist decay as well as being very stable.
The signage you see is what I have made for other customers. As it is with all the products I sell, I make them myself, one at a time. My bird houses are fully functional and are coated with boiled linseed oil. This is the best preservative and it gives my art the "look" I require. The personalized wooden signs lettering is either routed into the sign, or as raised letters. All of the paint on my signs is oil based, The unique antique based wind chimes are guaranteed to please, and they are definitely conversational pieces. My wind chime warranty is this: if the string breaks, just email me and I'll send out new line and crimps along with a brief instruction to do the repair yourself. It is very easy and all you'll need is a pair of needle nosed pliers. I've been making antique based wind chime since 1997. My repeat customers haven't had any problems with them as far as I know. The ones I have hanging around my house, in all weather, 24-7. I make them to last ! My wind chimes are tied with 25 lb test line and the bodies, if wood, are coated with linseed oil. If you buy 10 or more, my prices are a bit better than the individual price/ chime. In the summer you might get lucky and see me at the shows I do in NewYork, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.If you do, you'll be able to see the full inventory, 150 at a time ! The chimes shown on my web site are in stock. Since my chimes are uniquely, "one of a kind," I don't showcae them all. So, if there's something you collect or that someone collects, and you don't see it on my site, just ask.... most likely I have one in stock. America used to manufacture a variety of odds and ends back in the heyday of our industrial era... the variety within each "type" is quite fascinating ! So... take a look and be the first one in your group to have one of Willie's wind chimes, bird house, or wooden sign !
I make rustic, personalized wooden signs, wind chimes from antiques,and custom wooden signs. The custom, rustic, barnwood bird houses are made from hemlock barn wood and will outlast any bird house you might find elsewhere. As far as maintenance, I recommend linseed oil every other year. Wood loves to be oiled and by doing so it keeps the grain ableto take future coating.
The antique based, wind chimes are hand made by me. I make them from just about anything old, odd, or funky. I take found objects, anything with the age and "look," and re-purpose them into the art you see on my pages.
As an avid recycler and artist, I have been influenced by many of the artists listed on my
Linking Partners page. I've been perfecting my art ever since I was a boy, art is in my family and this is my expression of what I concider "my art."
I make custom, rustic, personalized wooden raised lettered signs, awesome ecclectic, antique based wind chimes, fully functional, "One of a Kind" birdhouses,