It has come to that time that I must share with you the most recent items I have completed and I will provide you with a link to the website where you can view, order and purchase these items.
These items are all wildlife related as they are very popular and just happen to be my most enjoyed items that I create. A lot of these items are real works of art. I usually try to incorporate as many items of nature and that have been obtained while walking in the woods. I am looking forward to creating more of these pieces of art in the coming weeks.
First item I would like to share in great detail would be the Great Horned Owl perched on White Birch. This is a great piece I love to create. I take orders for these as a custom order so you can choose many of your own details that you would like incorporated with in the piece for example if you would like pine cones or acorns added and also you can choose your preference of kinds of woods used for the base and tree like post. The owl is made from 5 layers of rough sawn pine in layers of approx. 2" thick. Most features of the owl are created in a combination of wood burning, carving and staining. The one shown in the picture has also had a medium to dark oak finish added to bring out the other details. The post is white birch and the base is black birch they are all finished of with a protective finish of spar urethane to protect from the elements for use as a outside decoration. If you know you will keep this item indoors that protective finish is not needed. Then they are finished of with some wild vines I cut from the woods that are naturally growing around the tree's.
Welcome Bear #1 & #2:
These bears are available in many different sizes. The ones pictured are 14 3/4 & 15" high. They are made in layers of 3/4" or 5/4" rough sawn pine with features of muzzle, paws, and feet all with added layers of either pine or poplar. Bears shown are burned for color and there are also options for these to be hand painted. They are affixed on a piece of cherry with bark to represent a stump or fallen tree. Welcome sign can be any color you would like. The ones shown are hand painted with acrylics and then spar urethane is added to protect from the elements. This item can also be used for indoor decoration and not add the spar urethane if preferred.
Welcome Bear Door Sign:
Welcome Bear Log Sign is made to hang on your camp from the entrance door to offer a warm welcome to your guest. This is made from rough cut pine, a 2" chunk and then the bear and log is cut using a band saw and all details are carved into log and then hand painted with added plastic bear eyes. This piece bear included is hand painted using acrylic paints and then a clear protective finish is added to protect from item from the elements. This item is a new item I will be adding to the website and face book page.
Turtle and Friends Solar Light:
Turtle is segmented into 40+ pieces and then each piece is sanded for detail and then hand painted and glued in place and if you have ever done segmented pieces you would know how this really brings life to a piece of wood. I prefer it over just painting because it just brings great detail and life to the piece. Once all pieces are sanded and painted they are glued up and assembled then a clear protective finish is applied. Then the turtle and his friends was attached to a group of treated landscape posts which has a natural color finish then drilled for attaching a solar light. A few additional items were added to give brilliant yellow and green colors for a nice decoration for spring and summer. This item can be displayed outdoors or anywhere but would look great on a front porch or in the middle of a garden with flowers all around. This is another item with many custom options of your favorite animal and any of the detail can be of natural woods and saplings of a list of choices I have offered on the website.
If anyone has any questions about one of the items you see or an item you would like to have made don't hesitate to contact me. I welcome custom orders of all kinds and like to create items with personal preferences. Thank You for taking the time to look at these new creations of wooden artwork created by Lisa Schultz which are offered for sale at Backyard Wood Designs.
If you would like to look at other work that is available you can visit WWW.Backyardwooddesigns.com
Any Questions can be sent to:
Lisa@Backyardwooddesigns.com
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