Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wordless Wednesday - Carved crayons



Click on the photos and then click again for close-up details, and click HERE for link to The Pleasure of Tiny Things: Artwork.

Crayon carving key:

A is for Aquilegia (Columbine)
B is for Bald Eagle
C is for Cougar
D is for Dogwood
E is for Elk
F is for Fox
G is for Grizzly Bear
H is for Heron
I is for Iris
J is for Juniper
K is for Killer Whale
L is for Lynx
M is for Mountain Goat
N is for Northern Spotted Owl
O is for Otter
P is for Painted Turtle
Q is for Quinault Tribe
R is for Rhododendron
S is for Salmon
T is for Timberwolf
U is for Urchin
V is for Viola
W is for Wolf Eel
X is for Xanthogrammica (Giant Green Anemone)
Y is for Yuma myotis (Vesper Bat)
Z is for Zapus princeps (Western Jumping Mouse)

From me and Katie, have a great Wednesday, everyone!  :)

11 comments:

  1. Wow !!! You do find some amazing things for Wordless Wednesday! I love this.
    --Jool in N. Texas

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  2. those are amazing!


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  3. Wow!!! They are really something. And to think, I just use crayons to color with.

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  4. Amazing find. Someone had to have a lot of patience to carve those. Beautiful.

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  5. Cool!!! And to think - my granddaughters think it is great art to melt crayons onto a board with a hair dryer. They need to learn to carve!

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  6. This was a great post. I do a little wood carving but I've always thought about wax carving. No dust and mess like wood.

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  7. I always look forward to your 'wordless Wednesdays' for just this kind of thing. What work! They're fantastic. Thanks

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  8. Reading this on my new big-screen laptop. The colors are beautiful and now I can see the tiny carved crayons. I look forward to reading
    many more posts.

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