studies in pop culture
600mm X 600mm
“Here Comes The Hotstepper”
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers, set in a radial Sycamore background and features a 3mm inlaid brass bar.
This is part of a limited run of 10 pictures. Each one is numbered and varies slightly owing to the different species of veneers and colours used.
500mm X 500mm
Inspirational Rock & Roll hero with a thousand faces.
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers and it is set in a background of sycamore and beech with a brass frame.
This is part of a limited run of 10 pictures. Each one is numbered and varies slightly owing to the different species of veneers and colours used.
Different sizes available - please enquire.
500mm X 600mm
Poet, philosopher, agitator, rebel, artist, fighter. The sweetest mover of all the big men. The butterfly who stung like a bee. The icon who transcended his sport to become a global spokesman for freedom from injustice.
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers and set in a radial background of Quartered Sycamore.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details
GRACE
800mm X 800mm
Monochromatic geometric portrait of the iconic Grace Jones.
Set in Quartered Oak and featuring various different dyed grey veneers and a 24 carat gold leaf cigarette!
Different sizes available.
We can also offer solid timber framing. Please enquire for details.
PRINCE
600mm X 900mm
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers, set in a radial Quartered Sycamore background.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
FREDDIE
600mm X 500mm
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers, set in a radial dyed Figured Anegre background.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
MEXICAN REBELS
Mexicans who bucked the system, whether through their art, their bravery or the power of their intellect.
400mm X 500mm
One of Mexico's most revered artists. An original Punk Rock icon. Bisexual, rebel, feminist, on-off wife of Diego Rivera, lover of Leon Trotsky whose life was marred by the illness and pain she suffered which informed her extraordinarily brilliant self-portraits.
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers and it is set in a background of Quartered Sycamore.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
400mm X 500mm
17th Century Mexican Nun
Ferociously intelligent, self-taught scholar, student of scientific thought, philosopher, poet. composer and fierce advocator of women’s rights.
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneer set in a radial background of Quartered Maple.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
PETRA ‘PEDRO’ HERRERA
400mm X 500mm
A soldier in the Mexican Revolution, she dressed as a man to enlist with Pancho Villa and quickly established a reputation as a fearless soldier and explosives expert. As “Pedro” Herrera, she was well-liked and attained the rank of Captain at which point she decided to reveal her identity as a woman. The revolutionary leaders refused to acknowledge her and declined to promote her to General so she left Villa’s forces and set up her own troop of hundreds of female soldiers. She wouldn’t let men sleep in her camp and used any male soldier that tried to get in as target practice. Petra and her troop went on to sack the city of Torreón - in the biggest battle in the war to that date - which gave Pancho Villa access to heavy artillery, a half million rounds of ammunition, armoured rail cars, etc. And yet still, Herrera was not credited for her role in the battle. She went on to work as a spy for Carranza and got shot three times in a bar by a group of drunken men, and later died of her injuries. Petra was just one of many distinguished female soldiers in the Mexican Revolution - collectively called Adelitas.
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers. She is set in a radial background of Quartered Sycamore.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
400mm X 500mm
Controversial Mother of Modern Mexico
Slave princess; accomplished linguist; Hernan Cortes’ concubine.
Played an integral part in the conquest of Mexico as Cortes’ interpreter; fluent in Nahuatl, Mayan and Spanish. Did her diplomacy prevent the conquest from being even more bloody than it already was ? Was she a brilliant negotiator ? Or a traitor?
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers set in a radial background of Quartered Sycamore.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
SKULLS
EHECATL
The Aztec God of Wind
600mm X 500mm
This piece of marquetry incorporates a combination of dyed and natural veneers including American Walnut, Swiss Pear, American Tulip, Ripple Sycamore and Birdseye Maple amongst others and features 24 carat gold leaf. The skull is set in a radial background of Quartered American Walnut featuring a bleached effect. The piece is mounted on 15mm board with Walnut edges.
We also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
XOCHIQUETZAL
The Aztec Goddess of Fertility & Art
600mm X 500mm
This piece of marquetry incorporates a combination of dyed and natural veneers including American Walnut, Swiss Pear, American Tulip, Ripple Sycamore and Birdseye Maple amongst others. The skull is set in a radial background of quartered Sycamore and features a 24 carat gold leaf tooth and an inlaid brass bar. The piece is mounted on to 15mm board with solid Sycamore edges.
We also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
The Aztec God of War and Sun
600mm X 500mm
This piece of marquetry incorporates a combination of dyed and natural veneers including American Walnut, Swiss Pear, American Tulip, Ripple Sycamore and Birdseye Maple amongst others and features 24 carat gold leaf. It is mounted on to 15mm board with Walnut edges.
We also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
TLALOC
The Aztec God of Rain
600mm X 500mm
This piece of marquetry incorporates many different natural veneers and one dyed blue veneer on a background of highly figured Oak alternating with Brazilian rosewood. It is mounted on to an 18mm board with Oak edges.
We also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.
MARILYN
800 X 1000mm
This piece is made up of a combination of natural and dyed veneers and it is set in a radial American Walnut background. Different editions feature either brass and stainless steel inlay or 24 carat gold leaf as her ear-rings.
We can also offer solid timber framing - please enquire for details.