Natural and stained veneer, phosil, tiger's eye, marquetry.The stones have been inserted in the board when the picture was almost complete, finishing included.( Collection of Mr.and Mrs. Paul Dean, Calgary,AB)

Natural and dyed wood veneer, silver wire, gold, brazilian jaspe, marquetry and fragmentation.The metal and stones were inserted in the same manner as in cattleya bicolor xguttata.

(Collection of Ms.Sarah Marx, San Francisco CA)

Natural, dyed and stained wood veneer, abalone and mother of pearl veneer, marquetry and fragmentation.
 In this case, the marquetry was completed before starting with the process of fragmentation. Several materials were used to create the multicolor bunch of small oncidiums. Very tiny pieces of veneer had to be cut and assembled from the back of the figure to have the natural untidy forms required to give the wild  effect.

Natural, dyed and stained wood veneer, agate, silver, melted lead, quartz, brasilian jaspe, natural abalone (not veneered).

In this case, the sepals of the cattleyas have been depicted through the transparency of the big agates. After the stones have been inserted, the melted metal was poured over them to fill the small gap.

Natural and ebonized wood veneer, rodocrosite agate and silver.

 

Marquetry and pyro-engraving to enhance the dark tones of the label.

Natural and ebonized wood veneer, silver wire and melted lead.

 The marquetry in this picture is very simple. The principal effect and movement of the image rest in the silver inserted once the whole picture was completed. The different textures surrounding the silver lines are made rubbing stones over the polyurethane of the finishing. (Collection of Ms.Maria Magliano) 

Natural wood veneer, agates, silver, brazilian jaspe, mother of pearl and abalone veneer. The natural form of the agates depicts the sepals and labels of these paphiopedilums, while the small blue and green stones depict the air bubbles.(collection of Mr. Justin Doebling, Vancouver,BC)