Intarsia Horse

This horse is made of Cherry, Walnut, Ash, and Maple. This is the original size from the pattern. As you will see farther down my site it is enlarged to about 4ft x 3ft.

Lynx

This intarsia is another pattern of Robert J Hlavacek Sr. woods used are butter nut for the body,and aspen. the log is made from oak it is 39in.x22in

Draft horse

Draft horse

This horse is made from cherry, aspen, and walnut. 3/4 in woods

Fireplace Eagle Intarsia Enlarged

This eagle was originally 21" x 33"and has 132 hand crafted and shaped pieces, but I enlarged the original pattern by Robert Hlavacek to 4' from wingtip to talon and 3' head to tail and is made of maple, walnut, brazillian satin wood, and oak. The fireplace it is on is 8' wide by 20' tall.

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The fish below the eagle was originally 16" by 7" and 14 pieces total, and I enlarged it to about 2' x 8". It is made of Walnut, hickory, ceder and bass wood, no paint or stains are in either as I try not to paint or stain anything.

most are all natural color woods.

The Ancient Art of Intarsia

Intarsia is the making of decorative pictures by laying various natural woods into groundwork of solid wood. Through the centuries craftsman have created beautiful works of art from wood. Intarsia is seen in the history of ancient Egypt, Persia, eight-century Japan and Imperial Rome. However the Sienese of Italy are the most noted for their work with carvings dating back to the 13th century. However since intarsia is so labor intensive, it was primarily found in the homes of the elite. Over time intarsia became a lost art; However, in recent years, due to the modernization of man and equipment, intarsia has again became extremely popular.

Bay City Times Article

This is a scan of the Article written about me by the Bay city times, if anyone that I grew up with would be surprised that I got in the news paper other than the court actions or obituaries I was probably voted the most likely to mess up, but surprise to all and any who know me.