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Wave Dancer
From the time I was child of single digit years, I have always been thrilled to see porpoises. That has not changed, so it seems natural to me that I would choose a porpoise as the subject of my first foray into the world of embellishing surfaces with carving. This one was done...
A mesquite vase inspired by Native American pottery. Basket illusion embellishments under the rim and up from the base. The rim and base are both inked black. The Mesquite has nice color and a sapwood feature in the open wood. 6" x 6". Finished with original Waterlox.
A southwestern shape vase made from Texas Mesquite. Faux basket weave features using ink and acrylic paint. 11" tall and 10" diameter. Embellishments were sealed with acrylic spray and the open wood was finished with Tung oil finish. This was a donation to SWAT for their 2023 raffle. Celebrate...
A Mesquite vase with a southwestern shape. There is one band of faux basket weave which includes turquoise nuggets and three other dyed bands with nuggets. The rim and base are also dyed using archival black ink. I call the turquoise pieces nuggets for lack of another term. They are polished...
A Mesquite vase with a southwestern style. 10" wide by 9" tall. A branch junction with surrounding voids was filled with mineral inlay. A band of faux basket weave was colored with archival ink and acrylic paint in a Native American style pattern intended to complement the shape and inlay...
Aspen, 8 inches tall
The flowers are intended to imply the Columbine flower.
I used acrylic paints, India ink, branding, pyrography, and semi gloss lacquer topcoat
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