This is the story of the life and times of Bella… July 6th, 1860 – 1954. I’ve used the medium of glass art to fully explore the adventure! I used a mix of painted glass, fused glass, etched glass and
The Story of Sara Isabella Dickson in Glass Art
Carved Toy Box by Cindy Chinn
Hand Carved Toy Box This page will show the progress as I begin a hand carved toy box project for a client’s twins. The two designs will feature jungle scenes with one toy box having a lion and the other will
Alpaca Painting by Cindy Chinn
Alpaca Painting I have been commissioned to paint an alpaca. But not just ANY alpaca, this alpaca painting features “Amy the Alpaca “. This fun theme is being commissioned for a wine label. Follow along in this post for updates
Large Metal Art and Barnyard Portraits
Large Metal Art for sale and Metal Animal Sculptures by Nebraska Artist Cindy Chinn For the past few years, I’ve been kept busy creating metal art in various forms – mostly while using saws. The past couple of months, I’ve
Hand Carved Wooden Toy Box Project
Hand Carved Wooden Toy Box Project This page will show the progress as I begin a wooden toy box project for a client’s twins. The designs will feature jungle scenes with one toy box having a lion and the other will
Carved Pencil of a Giraffe Family
Here is the story of my latest carved pencil that was completed in October 2016. After the success and online popularity of my Elephant Pencil, I was commissioned to complete a Giraffe Pencil with a similar layout. I knew it
New Train Pencil Carvings!
Ever since my first train pencil carving went “viral” across the internet back in December 2015, I’ve been very busy becoming an “internationally renowned pencil carving artist”! 😀 I’ve been featured in dozens of websites and many magazines. I’ve done
Train Pencil Carving in Progress
I’m putting on the finishing touches of a new series of ‘train pencils‘. In the meantime, I thought that I would show you some of the in progress photos I’ve taken along the way. As I’ve stated before, I don’t
Pet Portraits in Pencil Leads!
As an artist I never know what kind of work will catch on – especially with the power of social media. All it takes is the right page to share your work and you’re swamped! I’ve been carving pencils all
Hand Carved Church Pews
I know a lot people come here to see more my tiny carved pencils, but I thought it might fun to show some other carvings I have done on a larger scale. I’m a visual artist and love to work
Elephant Art Carved From a Pencil Lead
This is my most recent commission piece. I was asked to carve an elephant from a pencil lead, but as usual… I got a little carried away! This elephant art piece was actually carved from a few pencils and then
Public Library Mural in Deshler Nebraska
I have been commissioned to paint a mural for the new Public Library in Deshler in Nebraska. The area I’m painting is a reading alcove for the kids, so I designed a fun, bright scene with a ‘storybook’ look to