Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-09, страница 53

The Dragon, the Dwarf, and the Wizard

The magic world of wizards, dragons, dwarfs, castles and spells has become more prominent in the public mind with the making of the Harry Potter and The Ijyrd of the Rings movie series. The silver screen transports one into a world of fantasy with 110 restraint besides the imagination. In this magical world, all is possible and nothing improbable. Right and might meet in titanic struggles. Hvil can briefly triumph over good, but in the end even the meekest soul can overcome the most unimaginable odds. Fantastic creatures from the darkest depths of the human soul rise up and are struck down by ultimate good. These are time-honored themes, the classic battles of good and evil.

I first discovered The Lord of the Rings as an adult and was blown away by the sheer breadth of the work's imagination. 1 read The tiobbit first, and found myself unable to stop reading. So, I went on to read all of Tolkien's books, and even a few books about him and his work. It is said that Tolkien was supposed to have come up with some of his ideas while telling stories to his children. His books are also said to be inspired by World War li, and the evil of the Nazis. This may be so, but to me they are just great works of imaginative fantasy. When I went on to read other fantasy books, nothing quite compared.

As an intarsia artist, I just had to design some projects around The Lord of the Rings theme. The first three I have lo offer are featured

here: the Dragon (approximately 55 pieces, 18" high x 21" wide); the Wizard (approximately 55 pieces, 24" high x 15" wide); and the Dwarf (approximately 55 pieces, 22" high x 15" wide—including the sword). I hope you have as much fun making them as 1 did. 1 am sure thev will appeal to the imagination of any fantasy fan, young and old alike. I will have three more in the near future to challenge your intarsia skills: a Castle, a Tree Herder, and a Mounted Warrior.

For now, I'm off to indulge my fantasies amongst the Elven Kings, Dwarf Lords, and Wizards in the land of Kriador.

These patterns are available in the U.S. from: PS Wood Machines, 3032 Industrial Blvd., Bethel Park, PA 15102, phone: 1-800-939-4414; or in Canada from: Sawbird Intarsia Designs, Box 549,. Stoughton, $ask. SQG470, phone:. 1-800-SAWBJRD, website: www.sawbird.com.