Galleries

Classic Lathart

August 27, 2008

Lath art has really caught my imagination. I like the rustic/folk art feel that it provides. Since there isn’t a lot of information about this great American folk art, I’m always excited to see a new website pop up. Rod Skramstad from Classic Lathart has a number of pictures of his one-of-a-kind creations. His lath [...]

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Double Vision

August 21, 2008

Here’s a fun site for you compound cutters! Bill and Kathy Coons from Wood Lovers Shop has a creative way of turning a generic compound cut figurine into something extra special. These figurines have two images, depending on which angle you look at it. They have a video of the figurine turning on their website. [...]

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Pictures In Wood

May 13, 2008

Here’s a great gallery for you intarsia/segmentation artists. This gallery shows the work of Pictures In Wood from Cambridgeshire, UK. They do a lot of custom work and primarily use pine because it’s an easily renewable resource. They depend on staining the wood with acrylic so the grain shows through and really bring the project [...]

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Summer Dreams

May 5, 2008

Sometimes you come across a project and all you can say is, “Wow.” Robin from WoodWirtz has several pictures of her work that is really remarkable. Including this fireplace screen with 5664 interior cuts. She embellishes the woodcut with an airbrush. She uses watercolors so the wood grain shows through. It is a beautiful technique [...]

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BigWood2LittleWood Patterns

April 1, 2008

Are you itching to cut a few portraits? If so, I’ve got a site for you! Brenda Herthel from BigWood2LittleWood has a huge collection of designs that will keep you busy for the next year! With over 150 free patterns to choose from, you’ll have a tough time trying to figure out which one to [...]

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Lath Art Progression Pictures

March 27, 2008

I learn best by example and demonstration. That’s why I love progression pictures and tutorials so much. So I was pretty excited when I saw Christopher Hildebrand’s set of progression pictures as he puts together a lath art painting of a horse grazing. He makes a few comments about each photo. The photos are high [...]

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Lath Art

March 25, 2008

One thing that amazes me most about scrolling, is the number of art forms that develop because of this simple tool. I came across Lath Art a while back and found it very interesting. Lath Art is a folk art that uses, oddly enough, lath. You know, those strips of wood used to hold plaster [...]

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Steven Gu's Papercuttings

March 20, 2008

We’ve looked at a couple of scherenschnitte galleries in the last couple of posts. Karin’s work has a folk art feel that’s obviously inspired by folk and fairy tales. Cindy’s work tends to have a graphic art/illustration feel to it. Now lets take a look at artist Steven Gu. Steven was born in Shanghai, China, [...]

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Cindy Mindy Pindy's Papercuttings

March 19, 2008

Cindy Mindy Pindy has a great blog that shows off her latest papercuttings. She has a assortment of scherenschnitte with a wide variety of styles ranging from abstract to traditional illustration. Take some time and look through her archives and check out her work. Its a great source of inspiration and may spawn a few [...]

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Scherenschnitte

March 18, 2008

Scherenschnitte. Excuse me! Actually, scherenschnitte (shear-n-SNIT-a) is the German art of paper cutting that dates back to the 1500′s. Many of the principles of scherenschnitte are shared with scenic fretwork. You have to design the pattern in such a way that the finished cutting is one piece, but still retains the detail of a drawing. [...]

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