Megan Joyce
Executive Producer of the Ram Review

At NCHS, Senior Blake Garrity is known for his role on the Varsity football team’s offensive line, his laid-back personality, and his trademark red hair.

But for his artistic abilities? Not so much. However, with word of his website starting to get around, all of that may be about to change.

Click on Blake’s website, and you’ll see slideshows of perfectly wooded guitars, multicolored bowls, robots, and much more, all designed by Blake himself. Blake’s interest in creation and invention dates back to his elementary school years. “In fourth grade, one of my friends invited me to participate in a woodworking class, over at ‘The Woodworker’s Club’ in Norwalk, CT,” he said. “I ended up signing up for classes myself, and continued solely with woodworking for a couple of years.”

It wasn’t long, however, before Blake’s interests started to branch out, and other forms of art caught his eye…