Designs in Wood and String

This is my "pride and joy."  This piece took 4 months to complete.  For years I wanted to do an eagle but could not find the right design to do it justice.  Guess what, I finally got it done.     $3,000.00

These are two more of my earlier pieces.

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Here is a closeup of the feathers on the eagle pictured at the left.  Notice how the brown colors seem to change depending on how the light hits them.

How I do them

My string art designs start with making a pattern of the image.  Then I find the right board and cut an outlined edge. The pattern is traced on the wood, and is then outlined with nails, and sections are burned into the wood.  I use 1/2" to 1" brads to create different depths in the picture.   Next I "string" .  I use sewing thread for this.  In the last few years I learned that using two or three different colored layers of  thread also gives more dimension to my pieces. 

Click on  "String Art Closeups " in the column on the right where there are more close up pics so hopefully you see what I mean.

Please let me know what you think of my pieces.  If you click on the link below you can send me an email.  I would really appreciate your comments.