Donald W. Fortin    " I started out making different projects, but soon turned to the box."  There is something special about a box... you can store things in them , you can hide or keep very special items in them . There is just something about a box!  Have you ever noticed that when you see a box no matter where you are, you just have to open it ! What is inside? The curiosity is just there . For example your in a mall, just looking for ideas for a gift or something. You wander by a Jewelry store, you look around , you see some jewelry boxes over on the shelf, you walk over to look at them , but are you afraid to touch them like most every thing else in the store? NO! You open the box ! I think that is why I like making boxes. There curious but useful. It's like having that very special personal space to keep thinks in that matter to you most. Now I make Hardwood Boxes with Hardwoods from around the world. You now can find them in  fine galleries in British Columbia, and in homes in Canada and the United States and Europe. They are all individually handcrafted small pieces of furniture that if taken care of will stay in the family for generations to come. What started as a hobby is now a small business. But it's still a lot of fun!  I enjoy every moment I have in the work shop.   Donald W. Fortin   Click here   Featured on The Wood Co-Op   web site.        Artwork                                                                                                    A self taught artist whose talent was realized at an early age. Like many other artists, Don did not continue with his art until later in life. Now resuming his drawing after returning to the Okanagan after a 17 year absence. He now resides in a small town with his wife Monique in the Okanagan Valley, B.C. Canada. Don's work is done with a mixed media with his favorite subjects being; Birds, animals aircraft and old buildings. Each year He donates one of his pieces to be auctioned at the Mid Summer's Eve Arts Festival. This coming year will be the fourth consecutive  year he has donated. The past three years have been bird drawings, however this year may be different.  Some of his work is found not only in the Okanagan area, but in Vancouver B.C., and now in the Netherlands and Australia as well. To see artwork click    Art gallery                                                                                                                                                            Our Dog   "Kohl"  This is "Kohl" FD                                          Our  8 1/2 year old Black Lab.                                                   Was a member of the North Okanagan Flyball  Team  Chain Reaction  team . Unfortunately Kohl is now retired from the team, for his hips cause him too much pain  now. However Kohl  had his way he would still play the sport. He love's flyball.                                                                                                                                                                       Click to see what Kohl loved to do.....Kohl's Page         My Other Passion See our 2002 GL 1800 Goldwing at     www.GoldwingCountry.com/donfortin   more pictures Click Here Top