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Colin Ventura
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Artist working in wood, making jewellery and sculptures. Occasional painter. Buy from my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ColinVenturaWoodWork
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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.
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The sunset continued...
#sunset #photography
A large sky showing the end of a sunset, reds and purples of whispery clouds dive I think a yellow at the horizon, an edge of trees at the bottom on silhouette.
October 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Beautiful sunset tonight.
#sunset #photography
A large skyscape, depicting a golden sunset of whisper clouds, reaching out into the sky, with the bottom edge of trees in silhouette.
October 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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New pendant I've made. An Amethyst cabochon set into an ebony, on oak burl.

#handmadejewelry #handmadejewellery #handmade #handcraftedjewelry #woodpendant #woodenpendant #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake #craftsposure #woodcarving #carvedwood
A round purple amethyst stone, set within a swirl of hand carved ebony. Mounted to an oval of golden brown burl oak. With a silver bail necklace attachment at the top. Resting on the fingertips of a band, with a grey slate background.
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Sunset just now.
#sunset #photography #skyscape
A photo of a sunset. The bottom is the land in deep shadow, with the tops of trees and houses. The sky goes from purple, to light blue, to the gold at the bottom edge of the sky. Dark clouds edged in oranges make their way across the sky.
September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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New pendant I've made. Bird and leaves are carved from boxwood, the branch is bubinga. from my Etsy shop (UK only).

#craftsman #craftmanship #miniature #miniaturecarving #handmade #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake
#woodcarving #carvedwood #boxwood #wildlife #bird
#sculpture #art
A carved wooden pendant, depicting a small bird perched on a branch, with two small leaves coming below off a small shoot below the bird. The bird is caved from a pale yellow boxwood, and is in side view, looking back over it's shoulder. Mounted to a black wood oval shape piece of wood. Resting on the fingertips of a hand, with a grey skate background.
September 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Work in progress piece of a bird carved from boxwood.

#craftsman #craftmanship #miniature #miniaturecarving #handmade #handcrafted #woodwork #woodworking #makersgonnamake #craftsposure
#woodcarving #carvedwood #wildlife #handmadeintheuk #handmadeuk #bird
#sculpture #art #workinprogress
A tiny carving of a bird, side view, with it's head looking back. Light coloured wood, with a tiny back eye. Resting on a couple of fingertips, with a grey skate background.
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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.
September 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Carving tiny little leaves, from boxwood.

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#woodworking #woodwork #woodcarving #carving #leaf #leaves #miniature
Three tiny carved wooden leaves perched on the fingertip of a single finger. Background is a heavily used and scratched wooden workbench, with the ends of two metal chisels entering from three right side.
September 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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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.
September 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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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. 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, with a grey slate background.
September 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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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. 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 on a grey slate background. 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 a grey slate background. 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 a grey slate background.
September 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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A veritable treasure trove of film making.
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Some of my better, and less well known, films (feature length and short) are for free on my website
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Some hidden links (and maybe revelations)...
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April 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Some of the carved face pendants I've made over the years.

#makersmARTch #mkrsmARTch #carved #handmade #carving #carvedfaces #woodwork #woodworking
A selection of 10 hand carved wooden face pendants. Carved in a variety of woods, mostly walnut, but also oak, yew, and ebony. Two are green men, most are forward face but two are in profile. Each has a silver bail for attaching to a chain. Resting on a piece of burr oak, and grey slate under that.
March 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My graphite drawing of a chickadee.
#drawing #PencilDrawing #bird #birds #BirdArt #graphite #BirdDrawing #PencilArt #GraphiteDrawing #chickadee #wildlife #WildlifeArt
A black and white graphite drawing of a chickadee, a small bird. It has a black cap, white cheeks, and a black chin, with a white breast. Perched on a twig, mostly a side view, facing to the right. Some other branches in the background, with a darkish mottled grey behind them.
March 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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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.
March 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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An older piece, hand carved from walnut, set with a pear shaped piece of labradorite.
#FebruArty #handmade #carving #jewellery #jewelry #woodworking #woodwork #labradorite #carved #carvedwood
A carved wooden pendant. At its centre is a blue green iridescent piece of labradorite, shaped like an upside down pear. There are four carved scrolled arms coming out from the centre, two on each side. Smaller ones underneath scrolling down, and two larger longer ones scrolling up above them. The silver chain is attached to the longer arms. There is a further carved hoop at the top. The piece is symmetrical. Resting on grey slate.
February 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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My drawing of a red fox in graphite pencil.

#ArtYear #FebruArty #Drawing #PencilDrawing #Fox #RedFox #Wildlife #WildlifeArt #PencilArt #Graphite
A black and white graphite pencil drawing of the head and neck of a red fox. The fox is facing to the left of view, in profile. White background.
February 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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My watercolour painting of a white crowned sparrow, painted for a commission.
#watercolour #watercolor #painting #WhiteCrownedSparrow #BirdArt #Bird #Birds #BirdPainting #Wildlife #WildlifeArt
A watercolour painting of a small bird. It is perched left to right, with its head turned back to face the opposite way. It has thick white stripes on its head, spaced between black stripes. An orangey pink red beak, the breast is white grey and lightly brown underneath. The wings and back are a patchwork of brown and black with white spots. Perched on the broken end of a branch, with a yellow green mottled background.
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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My watercolour painting of a kingfisher.

#ArtYear #FebruArty #Watercolor #watercolour #bird #Birds #BirdArt #kingfisher #wildlife #WildlifeArt
A watercolour colour painting of a kingfisher bird. It is perched looking left to right, mostly in side view. It has a long grey beak, blue head and back. A orange stripe from beak to behind the eye, and a white streak just below the orange. It's breast is bright orange. Perched on a bleached white old piece of branch. A blue plain background.
February 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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.
February 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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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
A face shown in profile, carved into the middle of a piece of blue grey slate. The slate is a random off cut, vaguely rectangular, but tapering to the top. Held in the fingers of a hand.
February 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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.
February 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM