Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-04, страница 60

Editor's Introduction

Having worked with Darin Liles for the past two or three years, it's a real pleasure introducing him to you. our readers. Through hard work and persistent effort. Darin has become an accomplished intarsia artist and designer, and his work keeps improving. He's also a good guy to work with—creative, cooperative, and friendly. Many of his designs have appeared in Creative Woodworks & Crafts over the past two years. In this issue, you'll first meet Darin and learn more about him, and then we will present two of his projects, the Pelican and Hammerhead Shark. We've chosen these because they are both "miniature intarsia" pieces, and as Jar as we know, Darin is either the first or among the first to focus upon miniaturizing this fascinating art form. Darin also does well with larger intarsia designs, but for this issue, we 're sticking with the miniatures.

These are some examples of Darin's miniature intarsia. The eagle is his own design, while the others are Bob Hlavacek's. The mug gives you an idea of how small they are.

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