Long before he had his own workshop...

[gerisullivan]

...Daddy loved making things in the shop at school. He turned aluminum, hammered copper, and more.

My sister Sue included this photo on one of the picture boards she created for display at Daddy's funeral. I wasn't able to spend the time I wanted to looking at them then. They're a treasure! I don't remember ever seeing this picture before, or knowing it existed. (Click for a larger image, and click again for one still larger.)

Daniel Squier Fitzgerald turns a bowl. Daddy working in the school shop, back in his youth. 1930s; age unknown. (Early teens?) If I'm reading the shape correctly, he's quite possibly making the aluminum bowl we still have upstairs.

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[tagwn.livejournal.com]

How wonderful. I have a small quilt my mother made, and some ceramics she painted. From Dad it was mostly pictures, but I'm so glad he took them, even the time we three kids stood in the snow on Mt. Hood, freezing in our flip-flops and shorts while he diddled with the light meter.