admin | July 29, 2010
These amazingly detailed furniture pieces are made by Gregg Novosad from Palatine, Illinois, US. Gregg Novosad are a self-taught master, who received his basic knowledge of woodworking as a child, watching his dad build cabinets in his garage with the simplest of tools. He did his first marquetry in 2005. Before that, he had tried [...]
admin | June 13, 2010
These sculptures are made by Jamie Brick from Perth Road Village, Ontario, Canada. Jamie started with wood carving but now sculpts in mixed media. He works from life-casts and incorporates elements of nature, such as drift wood and old cedar roots, into his sculptures to create truly unique and beautiful work. Carefully crafted, slightly disconcerting [...]
admin | May 23, 2010
These netsuke (miniature sculptures) are carved by Cornel Schneider from Kleinlützel, Switzerland. He was born in 1964 (the year of the Dragon). He began to cut netsuke late autumn 1995, immediately after a visit to an art show, where he saw the antique netsuke. He said: “I remember that moment very well, I was struck [...]
admin | May 2, 2010
These icons and doors are carved by Yuri Pankiewicz ( Юрий Панкевич ) from Poltava, Ukraine. Icons are carved from alder and doors from lime-tree. Icons are covered with gold leaf and covered with natural beeswax . You can purchase or order his works here: derevo-art.ru And his web page is here: yurijpankevich.narod.ru . . [...]
admin | April 17, 2010
These contemporary netsuke sculptures are carved by David Carlin from Mill Valley, California, United States. These sculptures are carved from boxwood and then stained and painted and inlayed with bone, glass and amber. Netsuke (Japanese:根付) are miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th-century Japan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean [...]
