In addition to all of the marquetry I produced as part of my two sculpted tiny homes (Full Circle and Tree of Life) I have been steadily creating more of this fascinating art, mostly using wood gleaned from our local forests. I love the natural colors and grain patterns they offer. Below are some samples of these.

This represents the mountain peaks that loom above Crestone, Colorado, where we used to live.

This is a scene from deep within a forest, adapted from a painting inspired by an ayahuasca vision.

This is my interpretation of a crop circle that occurred in 2006.

This is another crop circle design that occurred in the Netherlands in 2009. I think it represents a metamorphosis of mankind.

The next four works are based on cymatic patterns that occur when a granular material is placed on the surface of a vibrating drum or diaphragm that is bombarded with a particular sound.

The above marquetry is a replica of a photo I took of maple leaves in a forest near Olympia, Washington.

This one is also based on a photo of a family enjoying a beach  near Olympia.

While strolling in the streets of Guanajuato, Mexico I snapped a photo of an apartment building with a woman standing in a doorway, which became the inspiration for this piece.

This one I call Desert Plateau showing a scene from the desert southwest.

After our dog Nikki died naturally from old age, I decided to make this image to remember him by.

This image depicts the strange root structure of a Mexican Strangler Fig tree.

I believe that this is an orchid flower.

This picture from Juniper Ridge Ranch near Ashland, Oregon shows our llama Posy with her son Dancing Cloud and our house in the distance behind them.

This image portrays a view into a canyon with a river reflecting the sky. The blue is created with turquoise dust mixed with epoxy.

This piece is based on a photo I took near the Four Corners area in the American Southwest.

This piece is based on a photo I took near the Pena de Bernal in Mexico.

 

This is my representation of a Native American Churro sheep.

This one is based on a photo I took of a little kitten.

When Misty was a kitten she was very playful, as seen both above and below.

The next several images are examples of desert Southwest scenery.

If you look closely to the above image you can find four dogs on top of a rock wall, from a photo I took while in Mexico.

Here is another Mexican scene of a bunch of cattle and one horse resting out in the field.

This is another desert Southwest scene.

And this is looking down into a canyon.

This is the famous Santuario de Chimayo in New Mexico.

This is scene from our chicken yard.

And this goes back to our days of raising llamas in Oregon.

More flowers.

Native Pueblo

Cliff Dwellings

I wanted to enter something into a local exhibit about the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), so I created “La Muerta.”

“Going with the Flow” is based on a satellite image. The river and tributaries are made with turquoise.

“Dancing” is a composite of dancers at two different Silver City Blues Festivals.

The Dancers needed some music to dance to, so I created “Jamming” to give the right vibes.

This is another view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains behind Crestone, Colorado that I call “Shadow Play”.

After the fateful 2024 elections in the U.S. I needed some solace and created “The Silver Lining” to represent the fact that at least we seem to have averted a full scale civil war!

“Fantasy House” grows out of the wood that embodies it.

“Apache Dance” replicates a photo I took of Native Americans dancing at a Gila River Festival in Silver City, New Mexico.

Here is another Native Pueblo scene.