I think it's probably pretty commonplace to have personalized plates given as gifts for weddings. A quick internet search will turn up no shortage of various wedding plates, both carved and other forms. And while I've certainly made my fair share of carved wedding plates, I've also made a variety of other commemorative items. So I figured I'd share some samples of these. This was the first wedding plate I did that was truly my own design. It was actually the second version of it, as the first one incorporated some borrowed elements with my own. Here's the corollary: an anniversary plate. It was done for a fellow carving friend. It was my first award for carving. Keeping on the theme of wedding plates, kinda. This time with a clock included. (Technically, he commissioned this for the anniversary of when they started dating, but it works the same as a wedding plate.) One more for weddings. This one was commissioned by a couple of friends, and they specifically wanted a box for their friends' wedding. It was a new idea for me, so that combined with their lower budget produced this simpler design. I showed them the design in just the line version of the pattern, and they didn't care too much for the rosette. Once I created the coloured version to suggest how it would look carved and stained, they changed their minds. Another box for another type of new beginning: baby birth. While it's obviously just a generically monogrammed box, it was given to a friend to commemorate the birth of their baby. Our intention in giving was to store baby keepsake kind of things, but I guess the actual use is up to them. Another commission from a friend for his own grandchild's birth. The other side of this Christmas ornament has a nativity scene on it, but I've only included the personalized side here. The last baby-related item is a picture frame. The design was directly inspired by this entryway in the home of some of our family. From birth to death. I carved this to be hung in a local library for the man who led the carving club there. This one was for a little boy who was going through cancer treatment. You can read more about Beads of Courage here, but they're given to encourage children battling serious illness. This was done in collaboration with Marty of My Chip Carving. He provided the box, and I provided the carving. This last one isn't really in commemoration of anything, per se, but it was a personalized piece that was unique to design. It's a sign to be hung outside an RV while camping. So it's one of the larger projects I've done, but also one of the thickest pieces of wood and required a new type of finish to hold up outdoors year after year. It took a while to design a pine tree image that was chip carvable and looked clearly like a pine tree.
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