Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-11, страница 55

Shelli Robinson creates an exclusive series of patterns for Sloan's Woods hop

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Creative Woodworks & Cr afts November 2004 • 55

Shclli Robinson is relatively new as a designer for Creative Woodworks & Crafts. She made her artistic debut in our June 2004 issue by winding up on the cover with her heart-warming "Ridin' Buddies" project. Since then, Shelli has had a consistent presence in this publication with her own unique style of design, and we intend to maintain her presence with us. She has always loved animals, especially horses; her mother still has a horse picture Shelli drew at age three. During the past five years. Shelli has combined her love for drawing with her love for wood, and has designed dozens of high-quality scroll saw patterns. Her priority is realism—she tries to create patterns that are as authentic looking as possible, and all her patterns are hand drawn.

Shelli was introduced to us by David Sloan of Sloan's Woodshop, so it comes as no surprise to find that she has created ten exclusive patterns for the Sloans. Each pattern fits on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper (for easy copying), and all of them reflect Shclli's love for wildlife. Due to space considerations, only three of patterns from the series are shown here, but the other seven are: Lioness and Cub; Arabian Knights (horse); European Jay; Duck and Hunter Clock; Tawny Owl; Duck Retriever; and Ruffled Eagle. All these patterns may be viewed in color at www.sloanswoodshop.com. sgi