Danaus on Poppy - Intarsia

[FrankEV]

I adapted original Stained Glass Art by Jillian Sawyer to create a 99 piece, 10” x 15” pattern.  Wood used: Aspen, Cedar, Orange Osage, Padauk, Poplar, Roasted Birch, Sapele, Yellowheart, and Wenge.  Wood used for leaves and stems was enhanced with Green Dye and the Butterfly wing veins were highlighted with a black sharpie.  Assembly is mounted on a 1/8” thick BB Ply backer and finished with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Spray Acrylic Finish.

The Poppy was intended to be dark and light Red, much like how Blue was use in the original art.  My choice to use Cedar wood for the light Red was poor with the color being more Brown than Red. This was not apparent to me until I brought the Butterfly assembly against the flower assembly. Although this should not have been necessary, but since assembly was too far complete, I found it necessary to improve the Cedar with Red Dye.

Comments and critiques allways welcome.

[Peter N White]

Very well done looks great.

[rjweb]

Frank another great piece, RJ

[daveww1]

great job

[barb.j.enders]

Great work Frank.

[Gonzo]

Very nice work!

[Scrappile]

Very nice.

[Denny Knappen]

A work of art

[Jim McDonald]

I gave this a like, but would also like to register a "WOW" as well.

[rdatelle]

Great job Frank. Your getting better and better with age, just like a good wine.