Some pics of my intarsia

[wdkits1]

Monticello
What Thomas Jefferson's Monticello may have looked like in 1800.
800+ pieces, 17 different woods 24 x30

The Journey
Commissioned intarsia depicting immigration from Guatemala to the U.S.
200 pieces,17 different woods 18 x 28

Roman Chariot
Custom intarsia for Italian restaurant
300 pieces ,22 different woods 20 x 24

Commissioned Eagle boxes for eagle scouts
Zebrawood boxes with 6 other woods

 

[DaveO]

My wife just came running to my aid because she thought I was having a myocardial infarction or some kind of seizure.
Your work is outstanding and that is why I was having the fits. It's amazing...nuff said.

Dave

 

[TracyP]

:swoon::swoon::swoon: Amazing :swoon::swoon::swoon: Beautiful

 

[Joe Scharle]

Very nice!
Sometimes I wish I had the patience, but I don't. Glad you do. Thanks for letting us look.

 

[rcflyer23]

HOLY COW!!!!! Those are absolutly amazing. I don't think I have seen any thing as detailed and as nice as those.

 

[cskipper]

WOW!!!!!!!

 

[sawduster]

BOIIIIING !! :elvis: :swoon:

Holy bat , cowman , that is some superb work!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

I do not have the patience for intarsia :no:

 

[sapwood]

One is amazing, but three is stunning :swoon:

Roger

 

[FuzzWuzz16]

WOW! That is great work!!
Thank you for sharing.
Jim

 

[mlzettl]

Mike,

That's beautiful work. Are any of the woods dyed, bleached, etc., or are all of them their natural color?

Matt

 

[PChristy]

Mike, some beautiful work :icon_thum- I hope one day I will take Intarsia on for a project - I really do like it

 

[wdkits1]

Thanks all for the great comments.
All of my intarsia is done using only the natural colors of the wood.
I start off with a photo and hand draw a pattern, then envision the type and size of frame that it needs and start scrolling the pieces, usually from the bottom up.It is very time consuming,challenging but very rewarding.
Monticello is by far the most detailed piece that I have done and the most time consuming.[150 hours over 2 months].Lots and lots of small pieces and a lot of detail carving but a lot of fun.
Thanks for viewing
Mike

 

[bluewing92]

Holy moly!!!! I'd saw WOW but someone already said that. I can't find other words to discribe what I see. You are truely an artist.

 

[ChrisMathes]

Thank you so much for sharing! That is beautiful, and more importantly, inspiring work!!!! I am just finishing up my first attempt of intarsia...guess I'll forgo posting pix now :rotflm: Man..I'm speechless! I sincerely hope that you are entering those into some contest somewhere or sharing them with some of the national mag's...you deserve to be recognized for that!

Chris

 

[FredP]

amazing!ccasion1 you sir, have way too much time on your hands!:eusa_clap

 

[rickc]

VERY nicely done! Great work - absolutely amazing. As was said earlier - there is no way I would have the patience (and arguably the skill) to do something like that. I am doubly impressed when I see the work of someone who does. :thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up:thumbs_up

 

[Canuck]

Masterful work, Mike!!!! :wsmile:

I too ran out of adjectives to describe these awesome pieces.

Thanks for sharing such artistry with us.:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

Wayne

 

[skeeter]

Totally awesome work!!!

 

[Glennbear]

Gorgeous Mike, but I would expect nothing less from a fellow Virginian :gar-Bi I guess you will be entering the 2010 NCWW calendar contest :wsmile:

 

[wdkits1]

Hey Chris
Don't be shy about posting your intarsia project.
We all began somewhere. My first few pieces weren't much to look at but I learned that the more I did the better it got .
Thanks for the comments
Mike