Marquetry

"Girl on Swing," wall-hanging.

The background wood is from a huge white oak that fell in my customers' back yard. Their daughters used to swing from one of the lower branches.

3/4" deep x 13" high x 13" wide

Red-tailed hawk, on the top of a stand-up desk. See the whole desk under "Desks."

Staff of Aesclepius, symbol of the medical profession, on the top of a writing desk. See the whole desk under "Desks."

Wall hanging of an Art Nouveau iris

Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, on the top of a side table. See the whole table under "Tables."

Labyrinth on the floor at Chartres Cathedral in France. Placed on the top of a coffee table. See the whole table under "Tables."

Wall-hanging of the Tree of Life, 28 inches in diameter. Walnut background with multiple species of wood for the image.

I have done a number of these plaques. This one is the largest. The Tree of Life occurs in the Bible, most notably in the Book of Revelations. It occurs in other religions as well. The "rule" for Tree-of-Life images is that the tree must have fruit and the roots must be at least partly visible.

Prices for these plaques range from $595 (12" x 12") to $1600 (for one this large)

Grape vine and descending dove, for Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (Asheville, NC) on the post of a shoji screen separating a hallway from a meditation room that overlooks a garden outside. The calligraphy on the inside is "I am the vine, you are the branches."