The butterfly and flower are made with dyed veneers.  The background and border are all natural veneers.

This is a very striking picture as the colors of the butterfly and flower are really bright.

The background veneer on this picture is walnut with a figured ash border and maple corners.  The twig is made up of several different pieces of walnut.  Most of the dragonfly is made with dyed veneers as well as the grass.

This is a large picture which will work well over a mantle.

This entire marquetry picture is made with dyed veneers.  The black frame nicely mimics the segmented body of the dragonfly.

This whole picture is made up of book-matched veneers, which are two consecutively cut slices which are folded open to create a mirror image.  The background is walnut and the butterflies are several different species including ash, redwood, maple and olive ash.  This beautiful frame compliments the picture nicely.

The background on this picture is yellow poplar and the border and thistle are made with dyed veneers.  The butterfly is also done with dyed veneers but the white dots are holly, which is a naturally white wood.

The background is a lovely maple burl and the border is walnut with ebony squares in the corners.  The butterflies are several different species including mahogany, ash, madrone burl and amboyna.

The background is a lovely maple burl and the border is Brazilian rosewood.  The butterflies are several different species including walnut, madrone burl and amboyna.

The butterflies are made of several species, including maple, madrone burl, olive ash redwood and mahogany.  The background is walnut and the border is camphor.

The striking border on this picture is figured anigre.  The background behind the butterfly is tulip poplar and the flower is a combination of madrone burl and walnut.  The butterfly is made entirely of dyed veneers.

The background on this picture are two sheets of walnut that are joined to form a book match.  The butterflies are various different species including birdseye maple, sycamore and madrone burl.

9" x 11" picture size
12 1/8" x 14 1/2" framed size

The background on this picture are two sheets of walnut that are joined to form a book match.  The butterflies are various different species including birdseye maple, sycamore and madrone burl.

In this picture the border is made up of double book-matched ash veneer, creating an attractive pattern with the grain radiating to the outside.  The background is madrone and the butterfly is walnut and anigre.