Francisco Vargas ~ Animalia Woodcarvings

Vor einer Weile entdeckte ich auf Etsy diesen handgeschnitzten Kettenanhänger und war völlig begeistert! 

Ist er nicht süß?

Als ich mir den Shop, Animalia Woodcarvings anschaute stieg meine Begeisterung. Mir wurde ganz warm ums Herz beim Betrachten dieser wunderschönen, charismatischen Arbeiten. Die Liebe und Hingabe aber auch die Natürlichkeit mit der Francisco seine kleinen Kunstwerke herstellt, strahlen auf eine ganz besonders wundervollen Art durch. Zum Anderen kann man auch deutlich wahrnehmen, dass diese Arbeiten auf exakte Beobachtung und Fachwissen beruhen, die Francisco als Biologe mitbringt.

Ich war neugierig und habe ihn gefragt, wie er zum Schnitzen dieser besonderen Weise gekommen ist. Seine Antwort könnt ihr weiter unten lesen. 

Ich freu mich sehr Francisco mit einigen seinen unikaten Werken hier vorzustellen!

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 A little while ago I dicovered this hand carved pendant on Etsy and I was totally thrilled! 

Isn't it sweet?

As I was looking through the shop of Animalia Woodcarvings my enthusiasm rised. I felt the warmth while looking at these beautiful and charismatic works. In a very special and wonderful way all the love and devotion but also naturalness shines through of how Francisco works his gorgeous pieces of art. On the other side one can clearly notice that these works base on an exact watching and expert knowledge of a biologist. As I was curious I asked Francisco how he got to wood carving in this special way. Below you can read his answer.

I am very happy to introduce Francisco with some of his unique works here!

 

Sloth Necklace Carved From Argentinian Lignum Vitae Wood

 

 

 

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 "I was born and raised in Mexico City. From an early age I got interested in woodcarving thanks to my grandfather that gave me pieces of wood to play. He sold firewood.
When the time came to choose a major to study at college, it was not difficult to choose Biology over other majors because I have always been intrigued by nature and would love to learn more about the different ecosystems, how everything is connected and how we can protect them. I have been fortunate to work with different species of sea turtles, one of them being the leatherback.. I did this for 18 years working in the gorgeous state of Guerrero in Mexico. Currently I work in the State of Chihuahua, my “office” is a beautiful desert called Samalayuca.

My carvings show my love for nature, I mostly carve animals from different types of woods, using cut-offs and driftwood. I also use other eco friendly materials like coconut shell and avocado pits. Carving is my way of way expressing my love for nature".

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Manatee Pendant / Necklace Hand Carved From Mora Wood / Exotic Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus Flavomarginatus) Hatchling /

Pipping Woodcarving / Sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Turtle Necklace / Pendant Hand Carved From Red Mangrove / Driftwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolphin Necklace / Pendant Handcarved From Padauk Wood / Exotic Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lizard Sculpture / Pendant / Necklace Carved From Avocado Pit / Seed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma Opacum) Wood Carving / Sculpture, Handcarved From Driftwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coconut Shell Tortoise Necklace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Turtle Carapace And Skull Woodcarving / Wood Sculpture. Hand Carved From Driftwood

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you love Francisco's arts as much as I do!

 

 

 Hier findet ihr mehr von und über,
Here you find more from and about, 

Francisco ~ Animalia Woodcarvings

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnimaliaWoodcarvings

https://www.facebook.com/AnimaliaWoodcarvings

 

 

 

Travelling The World

 

Ich freu mich sehr darüber, dass eine Treasury von mir, zum ersten Mal auf der Vorderseite auf Etsy war! Hier sind all die wunderbaren Kunstwerk daraus! 

 

I am so happy, for the first time a treasury of mine made it to Etsy's frontpage! Here are all those wonderful art works!

 

 

 

 

Macrame Earrings - Earthy Beaded Earrings by neferknots

 

Driftwood Wire Art - Flower Power Peace Sign Sculpture by Idestudiet

 

Golden Wing - Handwoven Natural Fiber Shawl by newtribetextiles

Hand Painted Tribal Boho Women Tank by MishMashStore

Woven Rustic Leather Belt Bag by Shovavaleather 

 

Lizard Sculpture Carved From Avocado Pit by Animalia Woodcarvings

Vintage XL Brown Leather Backpack by redpoppyvintageshop

A Problem and A Solution - Assembled Wall Art by foundturtle

Hills at Dusk - Needlefelt Art by Deebs

Three Little Travellers - Mini Handstitched Journal Set by odelae

"Boat in the Desert" Contemporary OOAK Fine Art by BinyaminaNaor

  

Artisan Necklace StonewareCeramic by greybirdstudio

Slim Natural Vegetable Tanned Leather Belt by HandSewnDesign

Handwoven Men s Shirt Jacket OOAK by PenelopeNow

Impulse in Green - Handmade Leather Boots by TheDrifterLeather

Seaworn Ceramic Bottles With Barnacles by HopTheTwig

Thank you so much!!

This Is A Men's World

Beautiful Treasures

Features of an Etsy treasury "This Is A Men's World" curated by MedBeachStones

Mixed Media Work -Acrylic On Canvas And Genuine Heart Shaped Beach Rocks

by the curator MedBeachStones

 

Cigar Box Art Installation by 88editions

Detox Aromatherapy Bath Bombs by ElegantRoseBoutique

 

Men's Retro Satchel Bag by EMILISTUDIO

Handbeaded Ring For Men by ariearts

 

 Unisex Coconut Pendant by Lattepolon

Pia ~ Idestudiet ART + EARTH

Idestudiet ~ eines der ersten Shops den ich, vor fast einem Jahr, auf Etsy entdeckte! Begeistert von der kunstvollen und raffinierten Einfachheit, mit der sie ihre Kunstwerke schafft, hatte ich mich sofort in Pia's grossartigen Draht- und Treibholzskulpturen verliebt!

Ich freu mich sehr, Pia's Kunst hier zu zeigen!

 

 

Idestudiet ~ one of the first shops which I discovered on Etsy about a year ago! I was excited about the artistic and ingenious simplicity of how Pia created her wire and driftwood sculptures and so I fell in love at first sight with Pia's great artworks!

I am very happy to show Pia's art here on my blog!

 

Baby and Couplehood Wire Sculpture - Rustic Baby Shower Gift - Valentines Day Gift - Metal and Driftwood Mixed Media Art  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rustic Wire Sculpture Sundance - Rustic Wire Art on Driftwood - Mixed Media Sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wire Sculpture - Love Earth - Eco Friendly Driftwood Art - Rustic House Decor - Simple Soul Series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rustic Wire Sculpture Goddess of the Sun. Rustic Wire Art. Driftwood Art. Mixed Media Sculpture.

 

 

 

 

 

Wire Sculpture Guardian Angel. Rustic Wire Figure Art on Driftwood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wire Sculpture Valentines Couple Rustic House Decor - Driftwood Wire Art - Flower Power Peace Sign Sculpture - Valentines Day - Wedding Gift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wire Sculpture Peace and Love - Rustic Driftwood Peace Sign Art - Mixed Media Art on driftwood

 

 

 

Pia von Idestudiet ist auch hier zu finden:

You can also find Pia from Idestudiet here:

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/idestudiet

 

http://www.idestudiet.dk/

 

http://pinterest.com/idestudiet/

 

https://twitter.com/idestudiet

 

https://www.facebook.com/ArtandEarth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Double Spiral Bracelets

Find my new bracelets here

I am very happy to show you this new bracelet! I think it is a real summer fun! As always I enjoyed the beading so much but for this one I used very small beads only, a very few #11 but almost #15, which are not bigger than 1.5mm. These tiny beads combined with the double spiral stich gives such a beautiful texture. And those gorgeous inside metallic coloures, lets it sparkle like little water bubbles on the sandy beach! The colours also remind me of the lovely transparency of crystal gemstones. I am sure this bracelet will look so stunning on a nice suntanned skin while walking through summer!! While I was beading I had all these lovely thoughts and dreams of a summer holiday at the seaside!! :)

So soft, gentle and very romantic! I think this bracelet is a lovely wedding jewelry.

How about something timeless & classy? I had this idea for quite some time and finally I wanted to work with these beautiful Matte Black and Metallic beads!

Here comes a touch of Africa!! I just love these very natural and earthy looking beads a lot. Don't they actually look like handmade clay beads? Hope you enjoy this double spiral bracelet as much as I do!

New Handbeaded Summer Rings

I love to show you my newest beaded rings! They are just so gorgeous for summer! Wearable as a couple ~ how is this? :)