I had an interest in woodworking since I was a child but I was never good at making anything. On camping trips and other outdoor activities I got bored easily so I would try and find something to play with like sticks. I collected various sticks for many years as souvenirs from my trips but after a while I threw them away for lack of interest.
In 2012 I became interested in walking sticks as an art form and from then on I pursued this line of work as a hobby.
I wanted to highlight the combination of natural and synthetic by using office supplies to decorate a branch. I tried many products before settling on Sharpie markers:
Dry erase markers
Overhead projector markers
Ballpoint pens
Crayola markers
Printer ink
Stamp ink