We've finally got our webpage running! You can now buy boxes off the website using google checkout. About our work: we don't have a standard style, other than a general love of animals that is clear in much of our work. We prefer to let the wood tell us what shape is right for it, or to let the design of a glass component guide the shape of the box. For instance, in our snake box, shown here, we carved and etched the glass pieces and then noticed that the wonderful natural snake shapes on a piece of ambrosia maple would complement the glass. When we carve wood, we generally let the natural grain and knots in the wood dictate the carved shape.
Here's a piece we're working on now:
Here's a piece we're working on now:
I carved the glass rose with the sandblaster, and it was pretty obvious that we should use rosewood for the box. Since we wanted some impression of light coming up through the glass, we carved a hole for it in a piece of rosewood, epoxied the rose into it, and then attached a piece of white holly underneath to get a sense of lightness. Then it seemed some rose-like color was in order,so we attached a piece of purpleheart to the bottom of that. Now we'll step down the rosewood so the top will fit into a rosewood box. I do think this one should have legs (stems?). Hopefully this piece will be done soon and you can find it for sale under "wood and glass boxes" on the website. Total time invested so far in the top: 3 hours carving, 2 hours for making the rest of the top and assembling it.
Another pic of the rose:
Another pic of the rose:
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