Gallery 2
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PORPOISING
Podocarpus on walnut
26 x 30 x 10"
$2,000
A neighbor brought me this big podocarpus log with two trunks growing together. I had to wrestle it to carve anything. It changed subject matter three times before my husband saw the mermaid on the porpoise.
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MACULATE MOON
Spalted black walnut on hickory
16 x 16 x 16"
$3,500
Moon shells are my favorite of all the local shells. Ours are pretty ordinary looking, but the maculated ones I saw in a shell book were as wonderful and multi-colored as the spalted woods that I favor. This piece of black walnut has a strange knot that I was able to use as the center eye of the shell. Top view Larger view Another view
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OVULA
Cedar on cherry
26 x 10 x 10"
$3,000
South Carolina cedar, the title is the Latin name for this type of Ovum shell.
Larger view
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SHARK EYE MOON
Carrotwood on maple
19" x 10" x 8"
$2,500
Carrotwood is a tree ranging from Central Florida to South Florida. This tree has an orange color to the wood. The title refers to this type of shell before it was tumbled by the ocean and brought to shore.
Larger view Another view
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CRADLE SHELL
Cherry on holly
18 x 17 x 14"
$3,000
Made from Florida cherry, this was part of the shell series and an award winner at the Vero Beach Fine Arts Show. Larger view |
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COCCOLOBO
Seagrape on walnut
11 x 18 x 8"
$1,000
Made from seagrape wood found in Key West, the title is the Latin name for Seagrape. Larger view Side view |
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UNDATUS
Buttonwood on hickory
22 x 9 x 12"
$2,500
Made from a buttonwood mangrove tree given to me by a park ranger who had permission to cut it down. The title is the Latin name for the night-blooming cactus. Larger view Another view Back view Different back view |