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titled: Green Scarab
Artist’s always sell there best work. This one is FOR SALE.
I made a pair of these. The other is even more knarley . Will post it in a few weeks after this one has worn off >grin<
Framed stoneware scarab tile in green bronze finish.
Quartersawn white oak with Honduran Mahogany details
Finish dark oak dye stain, mahogany oil stain and buttonlac shellac followed by walnut paste wax.
All my tiles start as mahogany relief woodcarvings,then … made into plaster molds, pressed stoneware clay and kiln fired to 2375
Highly textured forest green finish over fired in stoneware impregnated with ground glass. Tile has been acid and liver of sulfer patinated with iron, bronze and copper metal coatings. Bronze acid patina finish is produced similar to “David Marks” DIY techniques . I use a combination of materials but a good place to start is /:http://www.sculptnouveau.com.
All works of quality must bear a price in proportion to the skill, time expense and risk attending to their invention and manufacture. Those things called dear, are, when justly estimated, the cheapest. They are attended with much less profit to the artist then those things which everybody calls cheap.
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19 comments so far
mtnwild
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posted 69 days ago
Far out Dan, really super…...............
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
a1Jim
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posted 69 days ago
Hey Dan a real unique subject well done.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
degoose
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posted 69 days ago
You are very prolific…. and very good.
-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au
john
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posted 69 days ago
I love it! Very cool , nice 3 D look , Beautiful work Dan !!
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Grumpy
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posted 69 days ago
Should sell well Dan.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
huff
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posted 69 days ago
As always Dan, your artistic talent shines. Your frames always make such a statement with your work.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
3fingerpat
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posted 69 days ago
Another excellent piece of art Dan, well done and congratulations, love your work, keep it coming…
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
jim1953
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posted 69 days ago
WOW Dan Nice Job Love the Bug
-- Jim, Kentucky
mmh
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posted 69 days ago
Beautifully done! I think every Frank Lloyd Wright dwelling should have one of these in their entrance way.
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe
kolwdwrkr
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posted 69 days ago
very nice Dan.
-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~
goldenhands
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posted 69 days ago
Nice work.
-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands
Timbo
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posted 69 days ago
Very nice as always Dan, I like the ground glass texture. I’m curious how the tile is held in place.
-- Tim: Remember, if it doesn't say Binford, someone else made it.
patron
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posted 69 days ago
way to go dan !
osiris would be proud .
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
ramon
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posted 69 days ago
Dan hello someday if I decide I want to make a green beetle that is like yours, my daughter would like much///hola Dan si algun dia decido hacer un escarabajo verde quiero que sea como el tuyo,a mi hija le gustaria mucho
ND2ELK
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posted 67 days ago
Another great looking piece as always. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Thos. Angle
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posted 65 days ago
Hi-ya, Dan,
Great stuff, neat design
-- Thos. Angle
miles125
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posted 65 days ago
Really sweet, i like the whole thing. Are scarabs beetles?
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
blockhead
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posted 62 days ago
Very bold Dan. I like it! That is the perfect frame for the scarab. Fantastic job and love the finish, thanks for posting!
-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.
Ed Elizondo
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posted 36 days ago
Dan, You do really great work. I hope your clients really appreciate the work you put into these designs.
-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "