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Aug 8, 2008, 12:27:49 PM
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:icondonsimpson:
A found olivewood heart, with additional carving by me. 2-1/2 inches high, 1-3/4 inches thick.

I came across a plain honey-colored wooden heart in a "on sale" tub outside a beautique, and immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. The honeycomb pattern of holes go to a single chamber carved out through the holes. The wood is mostly two shades of color, a darker one (with some very dark veins) that is mostly on the front, and a lighter one that is mostly on the back, though it wraps around to the front on the right side (that's your right, looking at the front). Besides the holes, I carved some shallow spirals and such on the darker part, but just a few lines at the edge of the lighter/back part.

The left-hand picture was done by sitting the heart on my scanner with a fake-leather menu cover held up behind it on three corks for background. The right-hand picture was done by sitting the heart on my desk top and using the macro function of an Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom digital camera; lighting is by my Luxo Lamp.
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~TijonWolfsMajestys Jan 11, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Beautiful ^^
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:icontijonwolfsmajestys:
~TijonWolfsMajestys Jan 11, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Youre welcome ^^
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:iconjangofettlover:
Mood: Wow! ~Jangofettlover Aug 16, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
if that was a real heart, some people would think that this heart contained heart worms. but this is different. very good work there! :D
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:icondonsimpson:
If it was a real heart, it would be very, very, very leaky. But it's metaph-auricle :D

And thank you. :)
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:iconjangofettlover:
~Jangofettlover Aug 16, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
anytime. :D
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:iconpiepschur:
Oh my goodness I would wear something like this as a necklace. ;o; I caught your Daily Deviation and was going through your gallery, and all of your stuff is amazing, but your wood section stood out the most to me. And out of that, this heart caught my eye. The honeycombs and the designs on this whole thing are wonderful! -favs this x7438375-
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:icondonsimpson:
Thank you. :)

This one might not have a through hole for wearing it on a cord, though 99% of my small pieces do. I think this was baught as a gift for a teacher who liked heart-themed art.
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:iconpiepschur:
That is one lucky teacher. It's such a nice piece and I'll say it over and over. :3
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