About Earnest Efforts
Our home on Lasting Laughter Asylum Farm is nestled in beautiful Olalla Valley and shadowed by the Pacific Coast Range in SW
Oregon. We are a husband and wife team and sell our wares at art festivals and stores throughout the Pacific Northwest, including
Eugene, Oregon's famous Saturday Market. Our artwork has been bringing new life to woods discarded by humans
and nature for over twenty years.
The woods used in our bandsaw boxes were collected from our coastal waters, beautiful streams,
friends' backyards, or reused materials. No living trees are ever cut for the intention of creating our fine boxes. Each
piece is uniquely crafted as a functional and artistic addition to any home or office.
Our rattles are made for the enjoyment
of both children and adults. Babies love to teeth and grasp the natural textures of the woods, which are finished with Clapham's
beeswax (a non-toxic food-safe finish). They each have beautiful tones for musical accompaniment and are hand-sanded to a fine,
smooth texture that can relieve stress like a worry stone. People who have grown up with our rattles are now returning
to chose rattles for their own children.
Our boxes are crafted with the intention of maintaining the integrity of the wood's
natural shape, texture, color and grain. They have stored such items as jewelry, baby's first teeth, pocket treasures, a
loved one's ashes, or even one's thoughts. They are a wonderful gift for a loved one, yourself, corporate gifts, and awards.
Our drawer boxes are adorned with handcrafted knobs created by ourselves or fellow artists.
Please visit our website often, as we
will be replacing sold works often. The art displayed here is a very small sample of the hundreds of boxes we have available
at all times. Prices range from $15.00 for a small lid box to $200.00 for a multiple-drawer box. We invite you to contact
us if you are interested in other works. We would also love for you to visit us at art festivals in your area.