Steve Mitchell

Wood

Steve has been a woodworker since childhood and over the years has designed and built many different pieces of furniture for family members and friends. After his retirement from his career as a teacher, he was able to devote more time to the craft and took up serious scroll saw art eight years ago. As soon as he completed his first portraits of horses for his grandchildren, he was hooked. This led to dozens of scroll saw portraits of wild animals, pets, landscapes, and people.

With the interest and drive to learn new techniques and challenge himself, Steve soon discovered Shaker boxes and the science of bending wood with steam. He adapted the traditional boxes to accommodate scroll saw designs in the lids which he then inlaid with resin and powdered dyes. These designs included ancient Celtic, Norse, Aztec, Hawaiian, Greek, Victorian, and African symbols, as well as signs of the Zodiac and mountain scenes.

In recent years, he has revisited the rectangular side of the world by designing other functional art pieces in the form of jewelry boxes, valets, wall mounted organizers, keepsake boxes, vases, and other smaller art pieces geared toward children. All of these projects have included scroll saw designs, most of which are inlaid with colored resin.

Steve has greatly enjoyed the process of creating artistic pieces using various woods and will endeavor to continue coming up with unique designs featuring his scroll saw work.

Website: sawdustwooddesigns.com

Email: steve@sawdustwooddesigns.com