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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A pied wagtail I've drawn. Graphite pencil on hot press watercolour paper. Available on my Etsy to buy. #birdartwork #birdart #wagtail #piedwagtail #pencilart #pencildrawing #drawing #graphite #artwork #bird #birds

A black and white graphite pencil drawing of a pied wagtail. The bird is shown from the right side, but its head is turned back to face the other way. The bird has white head but with a dark black crown and dark black throat. Its breast is white and the wings are black and white patterned. It is standing on the edge of a stone birdbath, with one leg in the air as if about to step forward. The background is a mottled toned grey.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A sketch of a Dipper. Which is a small water bird, that gently bounces as it stands. Graphite on hot press watercolour paper. Available, if anyone wants it, but I haven't listed it on Etsy. #drawing #graphite #BirdDrawing #PencilArt #BirdArt #wildlife #GraphiteDrawing #WildlifeArt #dipper

A black and white pencil drawing of a small bird. The bird is shown in side view, a light coloured head back and white, and white breast and a dark underbelly. It is perched on a rock in the middle of water, which shows the effect of rain on the water, with inter-lacing circles. The water is only lightly sketched in.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Well it's done. So many hours gone. It's been the bane of my life for the last two weeks. So many broken branches! Hand carved from boxwood (bird and leaves) walnut (branches) and oak (scrolls). #carving #woodcarving #miniature #birdart #miniaturecarving #tinyart #art #sculpture #wood #woodart

A small wood carving of a tiny bird in golden brown perched on a branch, looking from right to left. There is a small branch protruding from that branch with two carved leaves. Above the bird are two further branches, one behind with four leaves, and one in front with two leaves. All of it is held between two scrolls of light wood, that form an oval around it. Held at the bottom by a finger and thumb. With a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

New sculpture I've made. Carved from spalted beech. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #carving #sculpture #art #woodwork #woodworking #figure #figurine #artwork

A carved wood sculpture of a human. The face has male characteristics, and has no hair, but is not specifically male. The face is realistically carved but the body is left plain to emphasise the grain and beauty of the wood. The wood is a golden brown, with black lines running at random down the centre of the face and down through the body. The background is black.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Putting together all my recent heart pendants I've made. If you are in the UK and looking for a Valentine's day gift, check them out on my Etsy. #woodcarving #carving #valentines #valentinesday #valentinegift #gifts #wood #jewellery #handmade #handcrafted #folkart #art

A set of five heart shaped carved wooden pendants. Two on the top row, three on the bottom row. The top two consist of leaves carved directly into the dark brown walnut wood. The bottom row consists of, one, scrolls carved within a shape of a heart in light wood, mounted to a darker wood; two, red leaves mounted to a light oak base; three a tree of life carved within a heart shape in yellow wood mounted to a darker wood heart. All with silver necklace attachments. Resting on a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Hand carved heart and leaf pendant I've made. Carved from walnut, fitted with a sterling silver bail. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #carving #woodworking #leaves #valentinesday

A heart shaped carved wooden pendant, in a chocolate coloured wood. On the heart are three leaves caved in a deep relief, branching from a stem that starts from the bottom point on the heart, and which goes up the left hand side so the leaves grow across the heart. Resting on the fingers of a hand, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Oh I completely forgot it was #SuperbOwl day. Here's a watercolour painting I made of an eagle owl. Available. #watercolour #owl #eagleowl #art #painting #birdart

A watercolour painting of an eagle owl. Depicting the head and top of the body. Bright orange eyes are looking off to the right. The face is white around the beak and eyes and then fading into browns and blacks. It has two large 'ears' just above each eye providing from the head,( really just feathers). The body is a pattern of light brown and black. On a white background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

New pendant I've made. The scroll is carved from oak burr, mounted to a walnut base, fitted with a sterling silver bail. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodworking #woodcarving #carving #heart #valentines

A small wooden heart pendant. Featuring a pierced Celtic inspired scroll pattern in a light brown wood, of five scrolls like a stylised tree, mounted to a solid darker wood, all in the shape of a heart. Resting in the fingers of a hand, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The finished tree of life pendant. Carved from boxwood, and mounted on walnut, fitted with a sterling silver bail. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #carving #treeoflife #miniature #jewellery

A very small tree of life wooden pendant. Carved from a light yellow wood, it is a tree, held within the shape of a heart. Mounted to a darker brown wood, which is a very slightly larger heart. Resting on the fingers of a hand. With a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Work in progress. Tiny tree of life in a heart. Carved from boxwood. #woodcarving #carving #treeoflife #miniature #woodworking

A tiny wooden carved heart, with a tree with multiple branches carved jnto it, right to the edge. Gaps between branches (and around the trunk) are completely cut away, to reveal whatever is behind it. Which in this case are the tips of two fingers. Behind (out of focus) is the top of a wooden workbench and two carving tools.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Here is the finished carved owl, mounting into a pendant. The owl, fence and grass are boxwood, the frame is walnut. #woodcarving #carving #woodworking #birdart #owl #miniature #miniaturecarving #woodwork #art #jewellery

A small wooden pendant of very tiny wood carving of an owl,in light yellow wood. Side view, with its head turned to face the viewer. Small black eyes. Perched on a fence post.with railings either side, and some carved grass on the ground. Held within a rectangular wood frame with a pointed top. Held by the silver bail by a thumb and finger, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Here is the finished leaf pendant. The leaves are bubinga wood, the back is oak. Fitted with a sterling silver bail. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #valentinesday #woodjewellery #carving #woodworking

A small heart shaped wood pendant. Four reddish brown leaves sprouting from a single branch, two each side in a symmetrical way, mounting to a light brown oak wood heart. Resting on the fingers of a hand. With a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A small carved heart pendant I've made. Carved from walnut, with a sterling silver bail. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #heart #valentines #valentinesday #carving

A small wooden heart pendant, carved from a chocolate brown walnut. It has two very small branches carved onto the surface, with six leaves and two small scrolls. It is placed on the fingers of a hand, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Finally finished this sculpture. Hand carved from spalted beech. Available from my Etsy shop. #woodcarving #sculpture #art #calmness #tranquility

A wooden sculpture of a figurine. Depicting a finely carved head, with an almost formless body, to showcase the natural beauty of the wood. Carved from spalted beech, which has black lines running throughout the golden colour wood. Background is a blank grey.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

New pendant I've made. Miniature green man, hand carved in boxwood. The face is only 2.6 cm tall. #miniature #miniaturecarving #greenman #woodcarving #carving #woodwork #jewellery #jewelry

A very small carving of a green man, a face covered in leaves, seemingly growing from it. The wood is a golden yellow wood colour. It rests on the very tips of two fingers, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A commissioned chakra pendant I finished recently. Olive wood, set with rainbow moonstone, amethyst, turquoise, rose quartz, citrine, amber and ruby. #chakra #jewellery #jewelry #woodworking

A long upright rectangle of wood, inset with seven semi precious stones, all 5mm round, in a line. The wood is a pale yellow brown, with darker swirling grain patterns. Resting on the fingers of a hand, with a grey skate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

New pendant I've made. Boxwood leaves mounted to a walnut branch, set in an oak circle. The circle is only 3.5cm in diameter. #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake #craftsposure #woodcarving #carvedwood #nature #woodland #handmadeintheuk #handmadeuk #ukhandmade

A carved wooden pendant, consisting of a small circle of light oak, with a three pronged branch of darker walnut inside it, with seven golden boxwood leaves coming from the branch. Held suspended from a black cord with a grey skate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

New pendant I've made. A sprig of leaves carved from boxwood, mounted on ebony. Just 4.5cm by 2.5cm. Available to buy from my Etsy shop. (UK Only) #handmade #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake #craftsposure #woodcarving #carvedwood #nature #woodland #handmadeintheuk

A sprig of six tiny leaves sprouting from a single central twig, carved in golden boxwood, mounted to an upright oval of black ebony wood. Silver bail, and a black cord keeping it suspended. With an out of focus grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A tree of life pendant I've made. Hand carved from maple available to buy from Etsy shop (UK only at the moment). #woodworking #woodwork #carving #jewellery #jewelry #woodcarving #treeoflife #handmade #craft

A carved wooden pendant, depicting a tree, with branches and roots, encapsulated by a circle. Carved in a light coloured maple wood. Resting on a grey slate background.

A carved wooden pendant, depicting a tree, with branches and roots, encapsulated by a circle. Carved in a light coloured maple wood. Resting on the fingers of a hand, on a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

New pendant I've made. Two leaves circling each other in a Yin Yang design. Carved from walnut, finished with a silver bail. Available to buy from my Etsy shop (UK only). #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake #woodcarving #carvedwood #handmadeintheuk #ukhandmade #shopsmalluk

A round wooden pendant, carved from a rich brown walnut, of two leaves carved in relief, circling each other , so the tip of each leaf ends at the stalk of the other. Resting on the four fingers of a hand, on a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A veritable treasure trove of film making.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Marching into March with a hand carved pendant, set with tigers eye cabochon, with woven strands of wood. #mARTch #mkrsmARTch #handmade #carved #carving #woodwork #woodworking #jewellery #jewelry #woodcarving #pendant

A carved wooden pendant in walnut. A round tigers eye cabochon about 1cm in diameter sits inset at the top, four thin arms / branches come down each woven under and over each other, each arm ends in a leaf. Resting on the fingers of a hand, with a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Multi layers of glass, reflections on reflection. The inside of a glass elevator in Southend. #Februarty #glasses #photography #reflection #reflections

A view through a glass window into the internal mechanism of an elevator shaft, without the elevator being there. A pair of steel cross beams make an x, directly behind the glass, then a girder of metal stands upright in the centre. Beyond the glass doors for the elevator can be seen and seen through, while the front glass reflects the opposite direction showing the balcony and seafront beyond, including an almost impossible to see reflection of the photographer... me.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

My first attempt at carving slate. I like the contrast of the smoothness of the face and the rough finish of the slate. #rough #SensoryArt #FebruArty #carving #StoneCarving #FaceCarving #slate #handmade #HandCarved

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Big and small. Two of the sleeping guardians I've carved. A sleeping guardian stays by your side while you sleep, on guard. The rest of the time they are sleeping themselves. #FebuArty #carving #carved #woodcarving #sculpture #woodwork #guardian #handmade #wodworking #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM

Two carved wooden sculptures. One about 20 cm tall, and the second only about 10 cm. Both depecit a figure in a hooded robe, with a pale face. The faces are carved from different woods, maple for the taller and boxwood for the smaller. The larger one's body is carved from Masasa wood, which is a red wood, the smaller is carved from walnut, a browner wood. On a wooden table, with a white background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

When I think of orange I always think of amber, so here is a carved wooden pendant I've made, that is inset with amber. Hand carved from striped ebony. #FebruArty #Orange #handmade #jewellery #jewelry #woodworking #woodwork #carved #carving

A carved wooden pendant. Two round amber cabochons, held one above the other, the top one slightly smaller, (8mm and 10mm). Held within swirling arms of wood, carved from a single piece of ebony, that wrap around the stones and under and over each other, in a vaguely art nouveau style. On a grey slate background.

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Colin Ventura @colinwoodart.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The puzzle always is when you get a beautiful piece of wood, what to make from it, that will enhance it's natural beauty. #puzzle #FebruArty #FebruArty2025 #woodcarving #carving #woodwork #woodworking

A square piece of wood with a stunning wood grain pattern, a swirl of golden and red browns. Next to a chisel and a wood carving knife, on a wooden table top.

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