Nasta Wood Lab

Four Orthodox Crosses - commissioned (not available).

Carving these, I figured out that corners and symmetry must be every carver's red zone. Quite challenging.

I'm currently accepting commissions. You can send me a message or an email at [email protected]

Feather Pendant

Now available on my website www.nastawoodlab.ca

Entirely hand-carved with knives only from a piece of reclaimed maple wood.

Finished with two coats of pure tung oil.

6cm x 2cm

Thank you for viewing! Contact me for commissions.

What a night in Ottawa at the RAW Artists Canada showcase.
Incredible turnout and a lot of curious folks.

I had a great time showcasing my woodcarving and talking about my work. I am very grateful for everybody who stopped by my booth and especially friends and family who came out to support me. Hoping for this to be one of many more art showcases!

: The art showcase I'm participating in is this Friday! Contact me to get tickets!

www.rawartists.com/ottawa/portal

Peeking Cat Bookmark

Entirely hand carved from reclaimed wood using knives only.
12.5cm x 3cm x 1mm

Another bookmark joins the collection. This one will be exclusively available for pre-purchase at my booth at the showcase in Ottawa on December 9th.

Tag your bookworm friends.

Support me by purchasing a ticket and attending. Link available through my website.

The design of my bookmarks is completely original. Contact me if recreating or copying.

www.nastawoodlab.ca

Mountains Bookmark

Entirely hand-carved with one knife on reclaimed wood.

12.5x3cm. 2mm thick.

This bookmark style is completely original.

Visit my website to support my RAW Artists showcase in on December 9th.
www.NastaWoodLab.ca

www.rawartists.com/nastawoodlab

I have been invited to showcase my work in the upcoming RAW Ottawa showcase: RAW Ottawa presents PORTAL on December 9.
Very excited about this but I need your support. To participate, I would need you to purchase a ticket through my profile on the RAW website www.rawartists.com/nastawoodlab . If you'd like to help further, tag your friends or send them the link!

There are going to be local artists exhibiting art over a variety of genres and mediums including visual arts, photography, beauty, fashion, accessory design, music and performance art.

I would love to see some familiar faces, and meet some new ones! Thank you so much for your support.

Bald Eagle Pendant

Hand-carved on maple wood using two knives.
Now available on my website.

I hope you like it.

www.nastawoodlab.ca

Customized Cooking Spoon - from salvaged cherry wood.
(commissioned; not available)
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More photos are on my website under "shop".
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Too many hours of ups and downs is what it took for this one to come to life.
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The handle was personalized to the customer's request - the symbols carry a lot of meaning to the giftee, but I will abstain from sharing them here.

www.nastawoodlab.ca

Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

Making the final cuts and personalizing the cooking spoon.
(commissioned; not available).

A good way to spend my weekend. Have a great day🌲

Happy Friday, people.

The Holidays are just around the corner.🌲

Get someone special a one-of-a-kind, handmade gift.
You can find those in my online shop, The Shop.
www.nastawoodlab.ca/shop

If you're thinking of something even more special, contact me to discuss commissions.

Whale Tail Bookmark - now available

Entirely hand-carved with knives only on wood that I salvaged from a neighbour.

I decided to keep the line of my original bookmarks going by creating this one. It resembles diving in and being absorbed by a book while reading.

It is now in The Shop on my website, give that a visit or share it with someone.

www.nastawoodlab.ca
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Note: the design and idea of the bookmark are original, please write to me if you intend to create something similar.

Fresh out of the Lab is my newest piece, the Croissant Pendant.

Entirely hand-carved using one knife only on cherry wood that I collected last summer from my backyard in Ottawa. 2.5cm long.

I don't remember how I decided on what to carve, but I wanted to make something a little different.

It is now available on my website which I invite you to visit.

As always, thank you for following my work.
www.NastaWoodLab.ca

Tent Bookmark

Entirely hand carved using knives only, on a reclaimed piece of wood. Unknown species.

This bookmark truly is one of a kind, never to be replicated. A great gift to an outdoor-loving bookworm or to yourself.

I was able to whittle the body down to 1mm only with the simplistic design you see. For the patterns, I used the kolrosing technique.

It is available. More details and pictures on my website. Original design. ©
www.NastaWoodLab.ca

Thank you all for following my work!

I'm hoping to have some work in progress soon. Have a good day :-)

Pine Cone Pendant

My newest carving is now available on my website for you to purchase or contact me about.

Carved from a reclaimed piece (from my neighbour in Banff) of unknown wood species. Finished with my homemade mix of beeswax-linseed oil.

It has been a while since I carved a pendant. I'm quite happy with the outcome here. This cone represents one at an early stage of development, before the it opens up to expose the seeds.

You can zoom in as you wish to look at the details in these pictures.

www.nastawoodlab.ca

"...those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed" ~Charles Darwin
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The plaque is all done. Commissioned, not available. This to-be gift just makes sense given the recipient.
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The art is entirely hand-made by kolrosing with a knife on a Manitoba maple cut from .
I had to make an exception to salvaged wood for this project.
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The knife grooves were filled with ground instant coffee and sealed with an oil-hardwax mix.
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The phylogenetic tree on the left is a copy of Darwin's original illustration (the only one in his book!).

Sol and Luna Earrings.
Commissioned - not available.

I'm quite happy with how they turned out after finally getting the silver supplies.
I also think that everyone will view them differently. What do you see?
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For those into the details: entirely hand-carved with knives only from salvaged cherry wood. The details on both were added by kolrosing ("wood tattooing"), I used ground cinnamon.

I'm still fostering one of my favourite pendants, can we please find a good home for it already?

Bear Pendant
www.nastawoodlab.ca
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On a separate note, I saw my first grizzly bear yesterday at work. She was a big female. Also three black bears and a muskrat!
Today, a red fox!
This is the beginning for many more, as my job is to respond to wildlife sightings in Banff NP. How cool?!

As I work on a couple of commissions with a tight due date, I just wanted to remind you that a few items are still available in my online shop, The Shop.

You can visit www.nastawoodlab.ca or contact me for more info.

Sol and Luna (commissioned). Hand-carved from reclaimed dry cherry wood. ~10 hours of carving.

While waiting on supplies to make these into earrings, I might as well drop a post.
(They are separate, but happen to be touching in the photo).

Probably the first time I've incorporated fiction/imagination into my work. Quite a risk with my bad drawing skills, but why not!

Hey friends! It's been a while.
I've had different priorities over the last couple weeks to help me settle into my new town, place, and job. Still without WiFi connection but thought to pop by and say hi.
It's challenging to get the motivation to keep up the business work with so much on my mind and so many bucket list adventures in Banff. But it seems like I'm missing carving lately and very slowly getting back to holding the knife.

Alright, that's all folks, thanks for your support. Have a good one!

I'm taking a break from posting about new pieces for the next little while.

For inquiries and questions please email [email protected] or DM any time, happy to hear from you!
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Other than that, commissions are at capacity for May '21 and now open for June '21 and beyond.
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Thank you for your support! I really do appreciate it.

A different perspective, please swipe through them and show some love!
All entirely hand-carved from salvaged wood with a hatchet and a couple knives.
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Also, these butter/sauce knives are a first attempt, I love them! (cherry wood)
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I'm really proud of all my work (even if not satisfied with it) and happy to sign each of my carvings as a "yes, I did this"!
Wooden cutlery is only available by commission - so reach out!

In case you forgot, ya I have a website:
www.nastawoodlab.ca

Finally, feel free to send this post to just another person and I would really appreciate it!

Dessert or camping spoon.
Entirely hand-carved with a hatchet and a couple knives.
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Beautiful grain to this cherry wood right out of my backyard.
I turned some random scribble on the handle into kolrosing, it's looking pretty nice!
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You can DM me to claim this spoon. Otherwise I'm gladly keeping it 😁
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Signed on the reverse.

Beautiful grain to this plum wood!
Contact me if you'd like a spoon, and find all other items on my website www.nastawoodlab.ca

This was my very first wood carving project, one year ago.