I am a wood and stone carver/shaper in native American style. Everything I craft is based on what I see in a piece of wood, rock or animal/plant piece, or some sort of imagination or combination thereof. It can take minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or years to finish something. I cant turn it on or off, nor do I think seasons, need or events have any input. I do not think I have any remarkable expertise and as far as I know I have no ability to craft to demand. I wish I could. I do like to make things which can be used and show them to others. Frequently some crafted items or experiences are too private to share. I usually try to craft in a pre or early post contact style. I am not very interested in selling my handmade items although some are occasionally available, I usually give them to family, Alnôbaiwi, tribal or other friends if I am at all able to part with them. Many other craftsmen are better at the same things I do and they can make a lot more than I can. Below are some examples of some works in progress.

These unfinished wooden bowls were mostly hand carved. There are large pine doughbowls, medium sized cherry bowls and miscellaneous smaller ones. 

These unfinished chunkey game stones are of white marble, Swanton red marble and soapstone. I plan to finish them in the Spring.

Patrick Lamphere, “Blackhand” VAAA, St. Francis/Sokoki Band, Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi #65954