Marquetry bottle stoppers

[chrisk]

Hi all,
Another (*) marquetry series in collaboration with the craftmen Giorgos and Dimitris Misailidis from Athens, Greece.
The first series, a rose and a butterfly (4 first pics) are exclusively made with mother of pearl.
The ship and the grape (unfinished) are made with wood veneers.
Any comment welcomed.

* http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/antique-ornament-marketry-pen-98643/

 

[ctubbs]

Some very good work. Thanks for showing. My favs are the butterflies.
Charles

 

[Jim Burr]

I've watched your work for a few years Chris...always over the top and these stopper are better than your usual amazing stuff!

 

[McBryde]

Gorgeous stuff yet again Chris!

E

 

[nava1uni]

Wow. I think this takes stoppers to a whole different level of art. Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[thewishman]

Beautiful! Definitely my favorite stoppers, ever. What a great idea!

 

[chrisk]

Thank you all for the warm and comforting words.

 

[Steve Busey]

Those are excellent! Is the cutting done with a scrollsaw or laser? I would think the mother of pearl would be very difficult with a saw, as it is so brittle.

I might need to try some variations for my autumn shows - thanks for sharing!

 

[PaulDoug]

Very very nice. Moved to my favorite bottle stoppers.

 

[chrisk]

Thank you for the comforting words.

Steve, the cutting is done with a scrollsaw. George (the son) and Giorgos (the father) Misailidis, the friends with which I'm collaborating on these marquetry stoppers and pens are professional marquetry craftsmen.