News & Spotlights — woodworking

When Maurice Clabaugh of Tuscaloosa AL shared this "Duck in the Reeds" wooded bowl sculpture with me, I knew I had to share it here on the blog. According to the bio on Maurice's website, he "uses wood that has been discarded by others as useless or impossible to turn. His challenge is to take these discarded pieces and reveal their beauty."To complete the effect of the wood for this bowl carving, Maurice implemented these glass duck eyes on wire pin posts. The combination of natural wood with the realistic bird eyes is transfixing! I love discovering amazing artists who are creating with such a wide range...

Such a cool snake carving by Doug Perkins! According to Doug: "Only the head and forward underbelly is carved. I let the cracks that nature made be the texture of the rest of the snake. Glass eyes by MEGAN set off the Black Snake." Such a col combination of natural and sculpted wood. And what a fantastic contrast between the blackened wooden head of the snake and these bright green glass eyes. One of the many amazing hand-crafted creations brought to life with the unique glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are...

This incredible wooden owl by Pete Tucker is hiding in a 19 inch log hollowed out by wood ants. The final touch is a set of these glass owl eyes.According to Pete, "The eyes follow you everywhere!" About our glass eyes... All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs Each cabochon is handmade with attention to detail and inspected for quality All products are made and ship from our studio in Spokane, Washington, USA Get your order FAST! All products ship within 1-3 business days All orders are shipped via USPS mail with tracking If you aren't happy with your order for...

Gary Gossen of Kimberly, WI handcrafts life-sized owls out of wood and other materials. These majestic sculptures are brought to life with glass owl eyes by Megan Petersen, available at handmadeglasseyes.com. Whether creating sculptures with wood or other materials, life and character can be added to your original handcrafted creations with a unique set of originally designed glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com

View the start-to-finish process of the making of a momentous black panther mascot sculpture. It's amazing to go through and see the entire process sculptor Jeff Jones went through to create this incredible statue of a high school mascot. Giving his statue life, Jeff used a pair of handmade glass eyes from Megan Petersen. The Making of a Mascot from Megan Petersen This is a statue designed to last and be admired through the ages. Want to add our glass eyes to your next creation? Click here to shop all glass eyes. If you want updates on when new glass...