This is one of my pieces in development. It's one of the more complex pieces, but the process is basically the same for all of my work.

here's the sketch.  first i drill holes in each square for the blade to go through- about 450 holes total


finally the last hole- about 40 hours later!!  now i begin on the top piece, the wheels, and figures.
there are four pieces (layers) to assemble, this will create the added dimension that i like.



after assembly it's time for the base coat and rough color.


the final steps,  hand-stitching the background and cutting out the letters.                   heres' the final.