Tess & Sally - a tribute in wood

When I last posted about the small wooden storage unit I am using for practicing my Marquetry my closing words were "... only one more drawer left to do.... and that's going to be rather special".

For the last drawer I was stuck for a subject because of it being so wide, and in the end I decided to do portraits of my two dogs. I wanted a difficult subject to stretch my learning as much as possible, and in that regard I chose wisely .... they were very difficult. LOL.

As a novice, and trying new methods and techniques, I had the usual mix of successes and failures, and the end result is a culmination of many rescues and fixes along the way. I've learned that perfect circles are extremely difficult to create using a saw. I also found creating the right shades, tones and textures was very challenging but in that regard I'm fairly happy with my wood choices.

This storage unit was bought primarily as something for me to practice on and as such it's a perfect record of my Marquetry journey so far. I'm very pleased with it. It sits beside my desk and I look at it often, reflecting on the journey and the things I've learned, and I feel very proud of what I've achieved. 

Tess and Sally - both much loved and fondly remembered ....

Previous Marquetry posts

Daffodil

Oak Tree

3D Pattern