New Mirror and Frame Designs

New Owl Design

We will be displaying our work at
The Discovery World Holiday Artisan Market in Milwaukee, Wi.  this weekend.  Inge & I look forward to seeing you at the Discovery World Market!  We also have our art for sale at the "Lovely Days Gallery" in Paoli, "The Princess Potosa Gallery" in Potosi Wi. and "The Cottage Gallery" at the Rotary Gardens in Janesville, Wi.

Discovery World Milwaukee

Silver Owl on Cherry and Walnut mirror

Copper Dragonfly Mirror 

8" x 10" Deep purple vertical frame, with Copper beaded Owl.

Along with Inge's Accents.

Lovely beaded Swirls

Playful beaded Frog.

                    The Bear Paw table is meant to express a desire   

                      for freedom and the wilderness.

In my mind, there is no other animal that I have witnessed, move through the forest with such an air of dominion.  Everything in the forest is there for them or rather that's the way they make it look.

          A well used bear trail is an interesting thing to come across.  Bears might be unique in the way that they will walk directly in the footprints of another bear that has proceeded them on the trail.  It would be interesting to know the reason for this.  

Bear paw prints have a symbolic importance to me, when I find their tracks on the ground in front of me, I know that I have left the safety net of modern civilization and that's where I like to be.

          The bear paw table is the recreation of a scene.  A scene where you are walking along the sandy banks of a river, miles and miles away from civilization.  You look down to discover a very large set of bear prints deeply set into the wet sand at the edge of the water.  The rest of the scenario I will leave up to you. 

          Light from above shines through the bear paw cutouts and leave a light pattern on the floor.  This is a representation of the bears spirit (a symbol of strength) that walks among us.

          The table is made up from two different kinds of wood.   Cherry is used to represent the sand, scrub plane marks are left in the wood to give the sand an appearance that has been washed by waves.  Ash wood is used to represent the water. It is a very grainy wood, the grain helps mimic the ripple wavy pattern of water. It is dyed  with blues and greens to represent the water color of a mountain stream. The table is finished with a water based linear urethane for ultimate durability.

Part 2, Dragonfly End Table - on display

        Dragonflies amidst a spectrum of color!
                                        Symbolism of a dragonfly;

             Change in the Perspective of Self-Realization

          Dragonflies in nature exhibit iridescence both on its wings as well as its body.   Iridescence in an object shows different colors depending on how light reflects off of it.

The Curly Maple wood on the table top has the similar iridescent qualities of the dragonfly.  The pattern of the wood can go from flat to wavy depending on the angle you view it from.  The Chartreuse to Teal sunburst finish accentuates those qualities.

The magical characteristics of iridescence has the ability to represent an unmasking of one’s real self and removes the doubt that a person casts on their sense of identity.  

The images of the dragonfly within the framework of the table show the freedom of movement the dragonfly has in nature.  Dragonflies have the rare ability to fly in six different directions.  The Coppervein powder coat finish on the framework of the table also has that magical iridescence that catch the eye.

The goals at Robert Shaw Design are to create Furniture and Accents that are original and have a connection with its owner.  Furniture that make it possible for a person to express how they see the world.