LyricUpdates from Invenio Wood & Art
March 20, 2025
Thanks to Lisa for purchasing this piece last week! Included in this work are some of my favorite Nordic Runes and the symbols for Earth’s elements. Random observation… I noticed I left my timer on my phone going for the last 4,297 hours. When I did the math that was just over 179 days. I feel bad about it but not sure why. Or, maybe that piece of char in the bottom of the oven was Banana Bread I forgot about (JK, no banana bread was harmed in this weeks update, or an update loosely based on happenings 179 days ago). Cheers! InvenioPete
March 13, 2025
A shout out to Abby who bought Soul Pods last weekend! Thank you!! “Clarity emerges in the stillness after chaos” …and when you’re ready. Have a great week! Invenio Pete Discover - Observe - Create
March 6, 2025
A while back I mentioned I was getting a CNC machine that had the capability of wood burning (etching). This was a test piece I did last weekend. It is only 5.5”x5.5” but it enables me to do prints on wood. All the designs are mine and in most cases I used hi-res images of work I have done and run it through the machine. This gives me the ability to do what artists that draw or paint do….Prints. It will take a little while to work through the process but I will be adding these to my site and at a lower price point. Color will be an option for some.
February 27, 2025
I am getting very close to finishing this 24” x 24” circular mandala. A little shading and filling in the 8 dividers is all that is left. Name to come. It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses. -Dang Hammarskjold Keeping it short this time. Thank you for your interest for the art on Lyric!! Discover-Observe-Create
February 20, 2025
Here is a 6” x 7” wood burned mandala by hand. Soon to be available on my web page. Things I am pondering. Is love a feeling or an effort? Do we experience each others love the way it is intended or is it something purely due to our own personal physiology. Music is geometry we experience with our ears. Four recordings I am listening to from different genres right now. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way INXS - Shabooh Shoobah Widespread Panis - Pleas Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italian Have a great rest of the week! Pete Inveniopete@gmail.com
February 13, 2025
This 6”x7” (unnamed) mandala I created overlooking a beach down south this last week. Framing to come. I think this is the longest it’s been either below zero and below 20 degrees. Nearly impossible to frame in that temperature. I should be able to move into a spare room in my basement the week of the 23rd to frame the 8-9 mandalas I have finished the last two months. This quote has got me more active the more I think of it. “Some of us need to move to think”. It makes me wonder if how one moves impacts thought… Pete Discover-Observe-Create
January 30, 2025
Greetings!! I ended up adding four more 5” mandalas to this piece in the background. Roughly 9”x20” this piece highlights the texturing of the wood with my grinder, added color, notable symbols (Nordic Runes) and a variety of engaging geometry. Framing to follow. This item, “Epiphany”, will be available soon! I bid everyone peace, hope, vitality and love! Discover - Observe - Create Pete
January 23, 2025
Here is another version of my compassed based wood burning. Again, all done by hand. I have put many of the Nordic Runes in the one circle. Working on this piece reminds me of just continuing to put one foot in front of another and before you know it you are in a new and interesting place. I like to look at the detail and then pan out and see how the detail becomes its own shading. A thought I am pondering: Transformation and change don’t always happen when you want but can when you are ready and aware… Discover - Observe - Create Invenio Pete
January 8, 2025
Greetings! I have finished four more wood burned mandalas, just waiting for the temperature to break 25 degrees and I can get back in the garage to cut the frames. Below is one of them - I distressed the wood with my grinder before I started burning this one so there are some peaks and valleys that give this one some interesting depth. To go with the depth I included the symbols for forgiveness, compassion, balance, creativity, gratitude and perspective….things I try to work on weekly. Pete Discover - Observe - Create Invenio Wood & Art
December 18, 2024
Here is a piece that I am almost done with. I’m thinking of naming it “Adapt and Evolve”. You’ll see 3 open circles I have yet to complete. Before I started wood burning this one I used my grinder to texture the wood. When you drag your hand across it you can feel the waves in the wood. I will be adding this to my product list once I complete it. I will leave it unframed with the option to have it framed if one desires. Quote I am pondering: “You cant talk your way out of problems you behaved your way into”. Discover - Observe - Create Invenio
December 11, 2024
Greetings! Here is an un-framed 5”x7” wood burning of something from my “make something less detailed and a lower price point collection”. I have around 10 so reach out if you find it appealing. I can frame it if you like. I am selling these for $30. I am putting it on my product page tonight. This week I am reminding myself to take time to breathe and notice something new around your home, neighborhood, city or beyond. Who knows maybe it can help you explore your artistic side. Remember to Discover - Observe - Create
December 4, 2024
Greetings! In light of the end of the year approaching I wanted to thank everyone that support my work from my first art fairs this summer to the exhibits this fall. I am looking forward to meeting more artists and art lovers in ‘25. Also, I have completed this runner platter/charcuterie board (24”x7”). Made out of walnut and wenge it would be a nice accent to anyone’s decor.
November 27, 2024
Continuing my quest for 65 original wood burned by hand new pieces by summer ‘25! I have also been capturing most of the items I burn electronically and will be starting a “print” series hopefully sometime in January. I am working on agreements with some connections at the makers society to get me up to speed on the CNC machines. This will help me keep up with demand much like artists do when they offer prints of their originals. Don’t forget to ask me about custom work like Milestone Mandalas. Thanks for stopping by the shop! Discover-Observe-Create
November 20, 2024
Greetings! We had a successful Art opening at the Yoga Sanctuary this past Saturday off of 46th and Blaisdell avenue. You can see on my page most of the pieces from the Impermanence/Change collection there. Also, below is one of two pieces about 7-10 days from completion (Not framed dimensions are 9.5”x20.5”. I will get it (and others) loaded onto my Lyric Store soon!