Doug Rowell’s guitar carvings

Mountain Mirrors Reader Find

By Mountain Mirrors in New Art on Friday 19 October 2012

Doug Rowell turns strats, Les Pauls, SG’s and Teles into works of dark art. Sounds like blasphemy to carve up a Fender Strat, yes. But Rowell has such amazing skills that I have to forgive him. His creations are thought-provoking and inspiring.

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Hand-carved skate decks by Edwin Kua

Lost At E Minor Reader Find

By Lost At E Minor in New Art on Thursday 9 August 2012

Artist Edwin Kua carves beautiful girls on skate decks. He carves, sands, and inks these decks all by hand.

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Body part shaped wooden jewelry by Julia Harrison

Brigitte Martin Reader Find

By Brigitte Martin in New Art on Tuesday 22 May 2012

With a chisel in her hand, Julia Harrison creates unique jewelry. The Seattle-based artist forms body parts from various woods. The eyes, ears, mouths, hands and arms are first carved and then get an added color treatment with gouache, lacquer, wax and epoxy.

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