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More album covers for my on-going project. After I get a few more up I'll post a pic of the wall. 

Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting." 4.5" x 4.5"

Nirvana's "Nevermind." 4.5" x 4.5"

The Clash's "London Calling." 4.5" x 4.5"

The Who's "BBC Sessions." 4.5" x 4.5"

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A few new wood burns.

From the movie "Fight Club." (front) 4.5" x 4.5" 

From the movie "Fight Club." (back) 4.5" x 4.5"

Just a zebra. (front) 4.5" x 4.5"

Leopard print. (back) 4.5" x 4.5"

Cover of Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon." 4.5" x 4.5" I am starting an on-going project of albums I like. I plan on displaying them along a wall in my house. I have about a dozen designs ready to burn and around 150 more to work on. 

 Cover of Fleetwood Mac's album "Rumours." 4.5" x 4.5"

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Screenshot from the show Game of Thrones. About 14" x 18". 

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I made this piece of all my siblings as a housewarming gift for my Mom. It is about 12" x 24". Each profile is about 4-5" tall. One of the challenges of this piece was the eyes, which I haven't done much of. I generally avoid the eyes at this scale because the tip I use for detailing makes such fine details difficult, and can sometimes make things look smudged. 

 

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More coasters. 4.5" x 4.5"

From "Breaking Bad" (front).

From "Breaking Bad" (back).

From Stephen King's series "The Dark Tower" (front). Working on shading, which on this particular type of wood (pine?) creates a sort of spotted effect.
 

From Stephen King's series "The Dark Tower" (back).

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This is a screenshot from the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Since this is the largest piece I have attempted with shading, I decided to show a progression of how I made it. 

The final piece, complete with lacquer. 

The screenshot itself.

I used Photoshop to sketch out the image, then printed it out.

I used a large natural cut of basswood (about 9" x 12").

I used transfer paper to draw the image on to the wood (I originally had a different font style for the text, but changed it later).

After the image was drawn, I began burning (the dark lines are burned, the light lines are drawn).

Finished burning the lines.

Began adding shading.

More shading.

Even more shading.

Finished shading. 

Added text (with new font). 

Close up of left side.

Close up of right side.

Close up of text.

One more shot of the finished product (to save you a trip to the top of the post). 

Say hello to Fargo!

So, we got a dog. Her name is Fargo. Why "Fargo?" Because she's cute in a general sort of way. 

She's about six months old. She's a Shih Tzu Dachshund mix (known as a "Schweenie," but I like to call her a "Luck Dragon"), which is why she has the temperament and physique of an otter. She's very affectionate, and has only barked once so far (she became very defensive when something scary happened on the TV). And the best part is Corinne isn't allergic to her! 

Here she is exploring her new home (before her bath). 

As is turns out, this is her pre-bathroom ritual, which we found out the hard way.

She really likes her bone, which she tosses into the air and chases after.