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Arvella Mildbrand has been an artist for much of her life, beginning in the 1950s with oil paintings until her most recent endeavor, wood working, Intarsia style. She began working with wood when she came across a scroll saw on sale for $59.00. She learned on that saw and continues to use it to this day. Arvella could be described as a wood-working purist. All of her wood designs are original creations and none of her pieces are made from stained wood. The colors and textures she attains are derived entirely from the natural woods that she selects. Nearly all of the wood used in her projects are obtained from loggers working in Taylor County, Wisconsin, and include ash, butternut, basswood, cherry, fir, locust, maple, oak, pine, redwood, red cedar, sumac, walnut and burls from various tree species. The red shoes on some of her angels are generally cedar or redwood and they are part of the Arvellas AngelsTM registered Trademark. There is no scoring on the angels, none are cut from a commercial pattern or by using a laser saw. As with all intarsia style wood work, each piece - feathers, sash, gown, clouds, etc. - is cut separately with her trusty scroll saw and formed into the finished product. Due to the time-consuming methods that Arvella uses, it takes a week or more to finish a single medium sized angel and two to three weeks for the large ones! Because of the quality of her work and her attention to detail, Arvellas wood crafts are prized now and, if taken care of, can be passed on through generations.

 

Address: Cherry Wood Crafts 1260 North 8th Medford WI 54451
Telephone: 715-748-3098
Website: http://www.cherrywoodcrafts.com/