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Intarsia is the art of creating pictures out of wood. My specialty is pet portraits. I will create a unique Intarsia portrait of your pet or favorite animal using many types of wood. No stains are used in any of my work. All of the color and definition is obtained only by the type of wood and grain pattern selected. I will create a pattern from your photograph and translate it into a unique and beautiful Intarsia Portrait. I AM CURRENTLY ACCEPTING A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMMISSIONS. Right now, the waiting list is about a year out.
email me at jsquare@square-designs.com for more information. See below for further info.


	SPUD - My latest custom piece. This beautiful calico was designed using the body from one photo and the facial features of the other. Larger than life!


Miejek	Almost Life size at 31" tall!


Macy - a lovely Golden Retriever rescue	Woods include figured maple, butternut, soft maple, red cedar, peruvian walnut, aspen, buckeye burl, curly maple, ebony and cherry.


	Baggy. A beautiful gray tabby.	In this piece, I used many shades of blue pine and buckeye burl for the gray areas. Also used were curly maple, cherry, aspen, maple. Eyes are yellowheart and ebony and Baggy's pillow is tennessee red cedar. The cushion is mahogany.



This is the 2nd portrait I've done of Kelsey. (see below for other one and more Radgolls!) There's something about these Ragdoll cats! I love them. Over 18 different types of wood were used in this piece. Photo courtesy of Richard Katris of Chanan Photography email chananphoto@sbcglobal.net, , website www.chanan.com


Spirit - a beautiful blue merle rescue collie enjoying her yard.	I created this piece in memory of this beautiful girl. It is 30 x 31" in szie and there are approximately 18 different varieties of woods used.	Here's a close up of her face.


Sara, a beautiful Bengal kitten who lives in Norway.	I created this likeness of Sara using many different shades of Oregon Myrtlewood, maple and many other kinds of wood. The eyes are satinwood and ebony.


Teddy is a sweet, adorable persian.	I made Teddy's portrait using mainly hemlock wood. Eyes were colored to match his beautiful baby blues!		Belle is a sweet dog who is lucky enough to be the owner of her own private veterinarian!	Belle's portrait was made with Angelim Pedra, soft maple, camphor burl for the nose, mahogany,. Some of the other woods used were peruvian walnut, blue pine and vermillion for the collar. I think I captured her personality well in this piece!


RW SGC Riterags Piece of Cake of Rock Creek aka Kelsey. Kelsey is a gorgeous champion Ragdoll kitty from Rock Creek Ragdolls. Photo courtesy of Richard Katris of Chanan Photography. e-mail chananphoto@sbcglobal.net , website: www.chanan.com	This beautiful piece is made using white maple, many different types of walnut, Alder, Chestnut, pink Ivory, ebony and many other exotic woods. The frame is solid cherry with figured cherry ply backing. The eyes were colored using a watercolor wash.


Linus is a handsome boy! Not all of my subjects have to be show cats! Linus has the charm and personality of one tho.	I created this piece using mainly different pieces of myrtlewood as well as Kiaat. I also used different walnut types, wenge, and several cedars. I added his tail from a different photograph and opened his eyes a bit wider for the piece.

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Dachshund Puppy - Cinder What a sweet little baby!	This piece was more challenging than it looks. The shaping for the face was quite tricky. Cinder is made from Wenge and Cherry primarily. Eyes and nose are ebony and the collar is blue pine.


Sara - a beautiful Ragdoll girl. Her full name is CH. Rags2Riches Sara of FinerPointRags Photo by Tetsu Yamazaki	I am very proud of how this beautiful portrait came out. Some of the woods used are white maple, several varieties of walnut, bolovian rosewood, chestnut, birch, alder, new zealand pine, shedua, ebony, and pink ivory.


These wonderful guys are from left to right... Boomer, Lucy (the mom) , and Lovey	I created this great piece as a wonderful tribute to 3 well loved dogs. Finished piece is approximately 33' wide by 24' high. Thank you Pam and Bill for the opportunity and challenge to create this piece for you! This was about 100 hours of shop time!

Should you decide to have a pet portrait done, the way it works is as follows... I will need a good, clear photograph of your pet, either by e-mail or regular mail and a $100 deposit. If by e-mail, I need a larger, high resolution image to print. If you have an 8x10 it is best, but I can blow it up if the quality is good. Deposits can be check, money order, paypal, VISA or MasterCard. Make sure the photo shows good detail of the face. What I do is make a pattern from the photograph, either just the face or entire body-whichever you prefer the piece to be. Once I make a pattern, I'll e-mail it to you for approval. It's hard to visualize what the final piece will look like from the pattern, but it gives you a good idea. Once I start the piece, I will send you progress photographs as I go so you can have a photo record of the step by step progress. Balance of payment is due when project is finished plus any shipping charges.

Price will depend on the amount of detail in the pattern and size. The more detail I incorporate, the more it will look like your pet. On average, a pet portrait will cost around $600 and up. It totally depends on the piece. I will try to design a pattern to fit your budget needs. It can make a profile, full face or entire body. The choice is entirely up to you!

I'm pretty fussy about my work and need to be satisfied with it. An Intarsia portait is a wonderful memorial and it is something that will be truly your pet. This is why I love doing them so much, because they are personal and unique. The reward of doing these, for me, is the best part of it all. I spend time choosing the wood, making sure the grain direction and wood type suit the piece. Of course, I am limited to the colors of natural wood, but there is quite a good range of woods to work with. If requested, I can use stain to achieve a specific color, but I prefer not to. I use hardwoods and exotic woods. I work with you every step to ensure that the portrait you receive is what you want and is a lasting tribute to your beloved pet. Please e-mail me at jsquare@square-designs.com with any question or if you are interested in having a pet portrait created.

Have a look at the rest of my custom pet portraits below.


	Fredrick - what a beautiful boy! He lives in Norway	I created Fredrick using primarily Wenge. The ears are Oregon Myrtlewood and fiddleback maple. I also used yellowheart, ebony for the nose and pupil, as well as some walnut.	This is Munchie, a very special little Lhasa Apso dog.	I created Munchie using primarily Tiger Wood, along with bolovian rosewood, aspen, blue pine and ebony. He took over 55 hours to make!

				Meet Spencer! He is a playful Ragdoll kitty. Spencer was the 7th Best Ragdoll Alter - 2004/2005 Internationally and 18th Best Allbreed Alter in the Mid Pacific Region - 2004/2005 Photo by Photo by Heidi Schoenemann www.hjphotography.bigstep.com
Adonis is a beautiful Ragdoll cat. Photo by Tetsu Yamazaki Adonis was 4th Best Ragdoll Alter - 2004/2005 Internationally, 7th Best Ragdoll Kitten - 2004/2005 Internationally, 14th Best Allbreed Kitten in the Mid Pacific Region - 2004/2005, 11th Best Alter in the Mid Pacific Region - 2004/2005, 18th Best Alter in the Mid Pacific Region - 2005/2006 Quite an accomplishment for only having been showed for 4 months!	Adonis was created using white maple, dogwood and blue pine. Ebony was used for the eyes and pink ivory for the nose. This design won Honorable Mention in the Scroll Saw Workshop magazine 2005 Design contest (see Awards page)			Spencer was created using white maple, spanish cedar, cherry, mahogany and blue pine. The eyes were tinted to match the beautiful eyes that the real Spencer has.


Annie was a beautiful senior Golden Retriever - almost 13 in this photo. Sadly- Annie went to Rainbow Bridge just recently, but her people have a lasting tribute to her. They have put her real collar on the intarsia portrait of her.	Here is my portrait of Annie. I used primarily cherry and figured maple. The white parts of her muzzle were made with bird's eye maple. Also used are red cedar, mahogany, redwood, alder, walnut, blue pine and mahogany...whatever it takes to get those colors!		Buddy is a handsome Golden Retriever. He is a rescue from Salem, OR	Buddy's portrait was created using various shades of cherry, red and white oak, bolovian rosewood, walnut, ebony for his nose, and red cedar for his bandana.


Tinkerbelle	This adorable kitten is created out of walnut, white maple, bolovian rosewood, white oak and cherry. She is a real cutie pie! There are over 65 pieces, some of them VERY TINY! This project took 37 hours to complete!

Gunnar	Gunnar is a Tri color Collie/Retriever cross. He was made primarily with Bolovian Rosewood. There is also walnut, cherry, maple, oak, bubinga, red cedar for his mouth and tongue and ebony for his nose and eye. The grain of the rosewood is incredible in this piece.


Huey	Huey was created from oak, cherry mahogany and walnut


Monty	Monty, an Irish Wolfhound was created by making a pattern from a sweatshirt. He is primarily made of oak, mahogany and some walnut.


Morgan	Morgan is a 15 year old Schnauzer-Poo. He was created primarily from walnut, some cherry and red cedar for his cute little tongue.


Musti Bear	Musti was my beloved 10 year old Maine Coon who passed away. He is made entirely of walnut - interesting challenge doing an all black cat! Lots of interesting wood patterns in this one.