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Stunning Walnut Bowl with Pencil Rim is a signature piece.. The wood is from an Estate in Westchester. Due to a restoration project a large Walnut tree became an obstacle for the project. The good news is that all of the usable wood became new wooden items. The mill aware of my work, made a gift to me of several logs to craft woodturning bowls. The large sections from the tree truck became natural edge tables from cut slabs. The wood lives on in home decor items and furnitur

This unique round colored pencil Christmas Ornament will be a great addition to your family Holiday Tree Decorations and Christmas Celebrations I am able to make these wonderful holiday ornaments by casting a block of color pencils in resin. Once the casting is hard and set it is cut up to create the final size of the ornament. It gets sanded and I apply a layer of clear epoxy resin for a glossy protective finish. A one of a kind ornament exhibits wonderful colors from t

Description This Award Winning Colored Pencil Vase features several techniques to achieve the bone color surface. The process includes wood turning, carving, painting and bleaching. It was awarded Second Place Award from the North Eastern Woodworking Symposium 2017 in Saratoga New York. This is an annual regional event for wood art makers. Process The process began with wood turning the wooden vase. Next I insert color pencils around the body and carve the stipple texture ar

This stunning food-safe Colored Pencil Bowl features an inlay of colored pencils around the top rim and the body of the bowl. I cut a recess into the top rim and glue in the color pencils. I then do the same process around the body of the bowl. The pencils are sealed in food-safe clear epoxy. Colored Pencil Signature Piece The colored pencils add so much character and truly make this a one of a kind wood bowl. This style is a signature piece. They are in high demand with t

Colored Pencil Rim Vase This stunning wood Colored Pencil Vase features a row of colored pencils around the top rim and side walls. When the vase is on the lathe I carve a recess into the top rim. Then I place color pencils sections into that cavity. The pencils are then coated with clear epoxy resin. The color pencil addition adds to the uniqueness and character to the piece. My artist signature is on the base. Are you are constantly misplacing your keys and phone? The

This Color Pencil Brooch a great Fashion Accessory for a sweeter or coat. How fabulous is this Colored Pencil Brooch? I cast a block of color pencils in clear resin. The block is cut into smaller sections to create a variety of jewelry items, including earrings, necklaces, bangles and of course brooches. For this pin, I mount a block on a wood lathe. Revolving at a high speed I cut a cylinder. A disk is cut from the cylinder to fit the size of the silver-tone bezel. Then

Bronze Colored Pencil Cufflinks feature round color pencil disks to fit the cufflink bezels. The bezel is approximately 1 inch in diameter. The cufflinks display a cross section of color pencils cast in clear resin. The dots are the pencil points. Believe it or not there is still a market for Cuff Links with formal wear or just dressing up. The exception is California. A gallery director who carriers my women’s jewelry didn’t want the cuff - links responding that her cl

Group Artist Show Colored Pencils Wall Hanging is made for a group show in Michigan. All the invited artists had to make a piece the same size. The size is 6 x 6 x 1 1/2 inches overall with a color pencil portrait that is 3 x 3 x 3/8 inches in a shadow box frame. Notice the pencil points seem to be floating in air. An insert is cast from a block of color pencils. I then cut the block, sand it and coat it with a dome of clear resin. This is a one of a kind piece that exhib

Wood Jewelry Made From Colored Pencils And Resin This Color Pencil Bracelet wood jewelry is turned on a lathe from a block of colored pencils cast in resin. I began making handmade wooden jewelry in 2010.  I had an idea to cast a block of colored pencils in clear resin. When the resin is hard I cut the block into sections to produce jewelry.  Starting with bangles and bracelets I noticed by rotating the bangle the shape of the colors changed from a dot to an oval and then to

Colored Pencils are drawing instruments to create art. How about when they become the Art? This is what I try to do with these Colored Pencil Bangles and my wood jewelry. These Colored Pencil bangles are handmade on a lathe. I began making handmade jewelry in 2010. I had the idea to turn a block of colored pencils that were cast in resin. Then, I cut the block into sections to make jewelry. I noticed that by rotating the turned cylinder the shape of the colors changed fr

Color Pencils are commonly used to draw and create art. How about when the pencil becomes the Art? This is what I am trying to do with these Colored Pencil Wood Bangles and my jewelry products. These Color Pencil Wood Bangles are handmade on a wood lathe. The lathe is typically used for making bowls, but this is changing with artists pushing the envelope. I began to make wood jewelry in 2010 when I also started to experiment with resin and wood combinations. I had an idea t

This Colored Pencil Jewelry Display makes for another great weekend at the NWA Woodworking Event in Saratoga 2016. Award for First Place for my color pencil jewelry. Pendants, Earrings and Cufflinks which are available in my shop. I began designing handmade wood jewelry in 2010 with wood pendants and adding jewelry components like beads, bales, chain, leather. Then I had an idea to cast colored pencils in resin. The first pieces were color pencil bracelets that I turned on th

Color Pencil Jewelry Rectangular Colored Pencil Pendants feature tons of color.  Who can resist colored pencils? Takes us back to our childhood.  Now you can celebrate Color Pencils as an adult with my signature pieces of wood jewelry.  I cast a block of pencils slice them up, sand them, fit them into a rectangular jewelry finding and dome them with resin for a lifetime of protection. These are one of a kind Wood jewelry, rectangular bronze bezel necklaces with color pencil i

Abstract Colored Pencil Pendants are mounted in rectangular bezels. This grouping represents my signature color pencil designs.  This is a new path developing abstract designs inspired by the windows of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. These Abstract Colored Pencil Pendants feature a spectrum of colors.  No one can resist colored pencils.  They take us back to childhood.  Now we can celebrate Color Pencils as  adults with my jewelry designs. I cast a block of pencils

Description Several galleries asked that I come up with a way to make lightweight colored pencil earrings. It took some time, but the solution was rather simple. I did this by eliminating metal bezels. The image here is from a Pinterest Ad announcing this new series. I post often on Pinterest. Hope that you follow me there for new announcements. Lightweight Colored Pencil Earrings feature stunning colors. They are in the shape of a small block and have sterling silver wire

Description The process to make this Color Pencil Dish is to line up a bunch of pencils in a mold. Then I soak them in resin until a cast block results.  Once the casting is hard I have a material that offers many opportunities to produce unique items. Sometimes it is jewelry and other times it is bowls and vases.  This block went to the lathe to create this one of a kind Color Pencil Dish. Revolving at a high speed a hand held tool cuts into the casting.  Long strings of pla

I do not draw as well as I would like, but I do make crazy things from color pencils. The three dimensional color dots and lines fascinate me. These Color Pencil Bracelets and Rings are examples of my wood jewelry. Color Pencils exist to draw art on paper. My goal is to make the pencil the art. These Color Pencil Wood Bracelets and Rings are handmade on a lathe. I began making handmade jewelry in 2010. I started with wood pendants and later colored pencils cast in resin. B