MaAnna Stephenson, Author at Heartwood Art

I'm MaAnna and I love wood. I'm an internationally recognized carver turned DIY woodworker. I enjoy building practical things for my home as well as big wood art decor.

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Turning a Garage into a Money Making Woodworking Shop

February 3, 2019 MaAnna Stephenson 9 Comments

I finally have a place to build a real woodworking shop for my new wood decor art creations. I’m starting from the floor up, literally, to turn a garage into a shop for building everything from the work benches to new wood art decor, plus recording how-to videos and tool reviews as I go. I hope you’ll come along on this journey with me. … [Read more...]

Welcome to the New Heartwood Art Creations

December 29, 2018 MaAnna Stephenson 2 Comments

I’m rebranding Heartwood Art and taking it in a whole new direction. I hope you’ll follow me on this journey of turning a hobby, and its website, into a real woodworking business venture, and a whole lot of fun along the way. … [Read more...]

The Seaweed Tree Carving is Finished

July 12, 2015 MaAnna Stephenson Leave a Comment

I’m thrilled with the way this carving project turned out. It was fun to do, but even more fun to figure out how to do it. I took my inspiration directly from nature and it shows. It’s a wild thing and I love it – the way the branches and shadows intermingle and the way the stacked layers give it a 3D look. … [Read more...]

Making Your Own Spacers is Tough – Seaweed Trees

July 9, 2015 MaAnna Stephenson Leave a Comment

I have my wall hanger, dowel rod, and a plan. I’m all set to make my own spacers to mount both layers of the Seaweed Tree carving for max shadows. I discovered really fast just how hard it is to make wooden spacers from a dowel rod, and eventually ended up switching to plan B. Maybe this post will save you from the same trial and error, … [Read more...]