2024
1: Do more inlays…
Alphonse Mucha Inlay
Tis the season to be chilly...
March's Mucha Model...
Circle within a square...
Craned neck. Backward stare
Circle within a square...
Shoulder pad. Upward hair
Well, I like the Alphonse Mucha Zodiac inlay on the left...
And I like the Alphonse Mucha Zodiac inlay on the right
But which one is better?
There’s only one way to find out…
FFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIGHT
Winter is coming...
It’s a bit Pearl Harbour…
Alright me ol' mucha...
Here is a collection of some absolutely beautiful wood artfully cut and arranged
I don't believe in astrology...
I’m a cancer, we’re very sceptical…
Well, after around one hundred and forty hours, my most complex piece of work is finally finished - I love it. I expect that my next inlay will neither take me that amount of time or be quite as impressive as this piece but i’m going to spend the next few weeks avoiding all Christmas/ New Year related festivities and work on some new designs ready to begin in the new year
2020 - still no flying cars
Femme a La Plume...
Original lithograph from 1897 by Czech Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha, revisited 122 years later by master madera manipulator and bator Jack Smidmore
Ivegoneandoneanouveauone...
Here is another inlay to feast your eyes upon
I’m not sure how long it will be before I post my next inlay on here as Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on friday and I fully intend on leaving my shit life behind to take on the role of Arthur Morgan for the foreseeable future
Pretty Bloomin' Pretty...
Let’s take a look at the details…
Source material: Les Fleurs - The Iris. Alphonse mucha (1898)
Woods used: Maple, Yew, Purple Heart, Ovangkol, Lacewood, Beli, Padauk, Ebony, Mahogany
Size: 250x 140x 12mm
Number of pieces: 282
Time to make: 40 hours
Number of fingers to suffer a painful jewellers saw laceration: 1