more art

these are more examples of Ken's craftmanship!!!

Art at the Winery

OOVVDA Winery offers unique items you can't find elsewhere! First we have the wine—the vintner takes care and pride in each and every wine he makes, and it is only available at OOVVDA Winery.

Second, we have added another artisan to our gift shop! Ken is my friend’s dad, and is skilled in the art of intarsia. My photos do NOT do these pieces of art justice—you really have to see them to appreciate the skill and time involved! Ken can do custom work—(we can put you in touch with him. The definition for intarsia is at the end of this blog.)

The Pheasant is about 19 inches wide and 14 inches tall

The Angel is about 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall

The Rooster is about 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall

I am so happy to be able to offer these in our gift shop.

Check out more at this link:

http://home.att.net/~KRSchmidt/Kwkshp.html

(Intarsia is a mosaic of small pieces of wood glued together. Each piece is intricately cut using a scroll saw or band saw, painstakingly contoured to give a three dimensional look, then fitted together. Intarsia became popular in the
15th century in Italy. It was used to decorate scrolls, arabesques, architecture scenes, and flowers. The colors are the natural colors of the various varieties of the wood used. All of the woods used are domestic hardwoods. The darkest color is Black Walnut heartwood; Red Oak, Sycamore, and Cypress
tan colors; Cedar, Chinaberry, and Cherry provide the red tones; and Maple, provide the Poplar, Aspen and Ash are used for white.)

Nooner at the Winery April 26, 2008

April 26 was our first "Nooner" of 2008. Not only did we have absolutely beautiful weather, we had "Thin Line" performing classic rock and blues. All enjoyed the music. One couple drove from Kansas City just to hear them play again. I didn't take many pictures---I did manage to get one or two as the band was setting up, and just a couple more before things got going. Bocce, croquet and washers were just some of the ways the guests enjoyed the day.

I am looking forward to the next Nooner (last Saturday in June) as we hope to have some additional varieties of wine bottled for it.

Cherry Trees

It's spring time and the North Star Cherry Trees are in full bloom. These pictures were taken April 21--it is now May 19 and the bees did their job as there is quite a bit of fruit on the trees. Soon we will be picking these beauties for next year's wine!

The Oovvda Tasting Room

The Oovvda Winery tasting room was opened in 2007.

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