Follow along! In the first piece, I'm working on a 1/4 inch thick wood heart, on the second one I'm working on a square 8x8 inch canvas. I am using pink and purple mica powders instead of paint.

This conserves the exotic wood. Some attractive woods are Brazilian cherry, ebony, wenge, bubinga, jatoba, purple heart and mahogany.

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — August 7 is Purple Heart Day, which commemorates men and women who wounded or killed by an opposing armed forces during military service. At Fort Leonard Wood, more than ...