Commission a unique homage to a special place:
It starts with a photo :
And now: a statement piece with a story!
It starts with a photo :
Begin your commission with a cherished photo that I can base my design from. If local, I can visit a site myself to take photos for the best starting image. I can turn your image into a floating shelf, wall hanging, tabletop or other creative idea! This is the California Club historic building in Auburn CA - an institution in Old Town here.
Then the design begins:
And now: a statement piece with a story!
It starts with a photo :
I love playing with angles and perspective to make the features with character stand out in a unique and alluring way. I use repurposed wood panels for the backing - I use as much salvaged material as possible.
And now: a statement piece with a story!
And now: a statement piece with a story!
And now: a statement piece with a story!
I carefully choose from an array of wood species to select the perfect color and grain pattern to create lines, shapes, shadows and perspective using my scroll saw. There is no stain used! Each piece is individually cut like a jigsaw puzzle. I also employ inlay material like real brass to highlight special features.
Artwork to wear, Hang and display
Medium Blue Oak Round Mirror
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Manzanita and Quartz Earrings
Rescued Blue Oak Mirror locally salvaged in Auburn CA. 11 inches wide, 2 inches thick. Multiple hanging options via recessed sawtooth hangers, allowing the piece to lay flush again the wall.
Manzanita and Quartz Earrings
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Manzanita and Quartz Earrings
Rescued Manzanita locally salvaged along the Bear River in Placer County, CA. Green Quartz stones and brass hardware and earwires.
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Inspired by my local Old Town Roseville historic building built in the 1920's and longstanding bar, the Owl Club . Kicking off a series of historic and iconic bars across Placer County. Wood intarsia in Poplar, White Oak, Eucalyptus and Walnut with real brass metal inlay as the martini olives, owl's eyes and other highlights. Internal hidden brackets allow up to 25 lbs weight. The Owl Club has been open since 1934 when the building transitioned from a Chinese restaurant into the Owl Club that it remains today. Want to commission a piece on your favorite historic building? Contact me!
Medium Japanese Maple Mirror
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Wood Inlay "Owl Club" Bar Shelf
Rescued from a neighbors downed tree. 8 inches wide, 1.5 inches deep. Natural highlights of pink and purple with real brass metal inlay. Mirror and hanging hardware are recessed, allowing the piece to lay flush against the wall. Multiple hanging options with recessed sawtooth hanging hardware.
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Rescued Manzanita locally salvaged near the Bear River in Placer County CA. Real brass metal inlay with African Jasper beads and brass hardware and earwires.
Wood Inlay "Tower Theater" Shelf
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Manzanita Earrings with African Jasper
Inspired by local Art Deco "Tower Theater" in downtown Roseville. My interpretation of the historic building in Art Deco style. The Tower Theater opened in 1940 with a Lucille Ball movie, "Too Many girls." Wood intarsia in Poplar, White Oak, Eucalyptus, Walnut and Pine. Internal invisible brackets allow shelf to hold up to 45 lbs or as much as your wall anchor will support!
Large Blue Oak Mirror
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Zebrawood Earrings with Agate and Glass
Rescued Blue Oak salvaged from Auburn CA. 14 inches wide, 2 inches deep. Mirror and hanging hardware are recessed, allowing the piece to lay flush against the wall. Multiple hanging options with recessed sawtooth hanging hardware.
Zebrawood Earrings with Agate and Glass
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Zebrawood Earrings with Agate and Glass
Zebrawood with Agate stones and green glass beads with brass hardware and 14 k gold plated earwires.
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Perche Blue-Winged Kookaburra in acrylic painted on wood panel and set inside a rescued Blue Oak round locally salvaged in Auburn CA. Brass metal inlay highlights. 18 inches tall, 2 inches deep. Recessed wood panel and inset sawtooth hanging hardware allows painting to lay flat against the wall. (SOLD)
Medium Blue Oak Round Mirror with Brass
Medium Blue Oak Round Mirror with Brass
Halcyoninae: Laughing Kookaburraa in Blue Oak
Rescued Blue Oak Mirror locally salvaged in Auburn CA. Real brass inlay highlights. 11 inches wide, 2 inches thick. Multiple hanging options via recessed sawtooth hangers, allowing the piece to lay flat against the wall. (SOLD)
Manzanita Earrings with Amazonite
Medium Blue Oak Round Mirror with Brass
Manzanita Earrings with Amazonite
Rescued Manzanita locally salvaged near the Bear River in Placer County CA. Real brass metal inlay with Amazonite stones and brass hardware and earwires.
The Year of the Cicadas
Medium Blue Oak Round Mirror with Brass
Manzanita Earrings with Amazonite
Two cicadas in acrylic on inset wood panel inside of salvaged Blue Oak round showing natural burn scars. Cicadas are especially close to my heart. 2024 is all about the Year of the Cicada - Brood XIX in the South, a 17 year cicada, is emerging simultaneous with Brood XIII in the Midwest, a 13 year cicada - an occurrance that hasn't happened in 221 years. 9 in x 6 in. Brass metal inlay highlights. Multiple hanging options via recessed sawtooth hanging hardware, allowing the piece to lay flat against the wall.
Medium Blue Oak Mirror with Brass
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Rescued Blue Oak Mirror locally salvaged in Auburn Ca. Real brass inlay highlights. 13 in x 9 in. Multiple hanging options via recessed sawtooth hangers, allowing the piece to lay flat against the wall.
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Rescued Manzanita locally salvaged along the Bear River in Placer County CA. Blue Czech glass beads and Turquoise seed beads with brass hardware.
(SOLD)
Entry Wall Shelf and Coat Rack
Manzanita Earrings with Czech Glass and Turquoise
Small Blue Oak Mirror with Brass
Art Deco revival with 3 brass hooks and inset Poplar shelf to hold your keys, sunglasses, mementos or photos. Recessed keyhole hangers allow shelf to fit snug and flat against the wall. 18 in x 10 in. Made primarily in Poplar with Eucalyptus, White Oak, Walnut and Pine.
(SOLD)
Small Blue Oak Mirror with Brass
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Small Blue Oak Mirror with Brass
Rescued Blue Oak mirror locally salvaged in Auburn CA. Real brass inlay highlights. 6 in x 8 in.
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Rescued Manzanita locally salvaged along the Bear River in Auburn CA. Brass inlay circles.
Inlay Table Leaves
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Manzanita Earrings with Brass Inlay
Custom table leaves in Poplar. This table is my grandmothers table from the 1940's, something I inherited when she passed away. Its my only table and can now seat 6 instead of 4.