Hi all,
First time I posted a picture here so I hope it works! There is a story behind this. I was cleaning up the basement, where my shop is at, and I came across this piece of wood at the bottom of the pile. It was about 8 or 10 feet long and about 8" or so wide. It had bark on the sides and is still rough sawn too. I noticed at the end of the piece it had a oval with the bark all the way around it. I don't know, but it reminded me of a hole in a tree trunk and I could just see a raccoon head sticking out of it. I cut out the piece of wood from the other and laid it aside for the time being so I could finish cleaning. After I got done cleaning, I got the planner and made another mess! It was worth it though, as the piece got even more beautiful. I came up stairs to see where I had saved my raccoon pattern. It was a new design by Sheila Landry. The link is here:
http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/site/437434/product/SLDK129 If you notice the pattern is the full raccoon holding onto the tree. I didn't think that would look right on the piece of wood so i just used the left half of the pattern. I really like the way it turned out. It is about two foot long and about 8 inches wide. It is 1/2" thick. There is so many ways to use patterns the way they are not intended. I love making portraits but I tire of them all being cut in plywood and framed. Use your imagination and the possibilities of just one pattern is amazing! Please let me know what you think!
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