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The wood used in carving the rose was basswood. It was then given many washes of  acrylic paint in varying hues from red to yellow. It was sealed with a matte finish and the base is aromatic cedar, from the inside of a very old cedar chest.

This was carved for my Grandson when he lost one of his baby teeth.

This Hobo was carved from Pine, and

finished with paste wax

                                                            This happy little pair I found in a "cyprus                                                                 knee" that I picked up in Florida.

                                    This Woodspirit is natural pine, polished with paste wax and                                                                     the background is stained pine.

                    This lighthouse and seagull scene was one of the few marquetry pieces that I attempted.

This was an experiment when I first purchased a scroll saw and I incorporated the marquetry of the indian blending into the eagle.

                                     These two faces are my method of a basic type of

Intarsia.  They were each cut with the scroll saw from one piece of wood,

    then each piece was shaped, sanded, then stained and reassembled.                               

This started out as an old broom that was destined for

the garbage. I decided I would take it with me when going

to club meetings and carve away at it to pass the time, as it

would not require any concentration. I just carved anything that came

to mind, animals, faces etc. (even have my husbands's face in there).  

To my surprise it took second place at one show, and later a first place at

                           the Ontario Woodcarvers annual show.