Nevada Car Forest Night Photo Rendered in Wood by Ian Smith

Ian Smith is a marquetry artist based in the UK. He creates amazing hand made images by designing, cutting, and laying out wood veneers. A few months ago he completed a wood version of a 360 night panorama that I shot of an old gas station in Desert Center, California. The gas station piece was a hit in a recent art show, and will soon be making the journey from England to California, where it will be displayed on my wall. Last week Ian finished a wood picture inspired by one of my night photos of the International Car Forest of the Last Church. The original photo and Ian's wood version are below. I love the way he rendered the cars, and the way the wood grain looks in the sky. You can see more of Ian's work at themarquetryshack.com

A row of cars under star trails at the International Car Forest - by Joe Reifer

Car Forest marquetry by Ian Smith