Marquetry portrait — 4mm solid wood artwork

One of a kind every single piece

100% natural wood

Handmade marquetry & wood art

Little worlds,
made of wood.

Hi, I'm Venus. I make marquetry pictures and tiny wood carvings — birds, butterflies, and a phoenix or two — one slow, handmade piece at a time.

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No paint — just real wood

Ships worldwide

The Collection

Pieces I've made

A growing gallery of marquetry, carvings and jewellery. Click or tap any piece to see it up close.

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Marquetry

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Meet the maker

Hi, I'm Venus

I make handmade art under the name Orsa. My days are spent with a scalpel, a magnifier, and a lot of patience — turning thin slivers of wood into birds, butterflies, and small carved creatures.

Every piece is one of a kind. I love that the wood already holds its own colours and stories — I just help them show.

Venus ✶

How it's made

Four slow steps

From a drawing to a finished piece — all by hand.

The drawing

Every piece starts as a full-size drawing, mapped out shape by shape.

Choosing wood

I pick 4mm solid wood pieces for their grain and colour. The wood's natural tone is the only palette.

Cut & fit

Each little fragment is cut by hand and fitted edge to edge, like a puzzle.

Finishing

Sanded, oiled, and framed — sealed to keep its glow for years.

Commission

Want a piece of your own?

A favourite bird, a family memory, a creature from a story — tell me what you have in mind and I'll make it in wood.

Made just for you, one of a kind
Usually 4–10 weeks to make
Carefully packed & shipped worldwide

Little worlds,made of wood.

Pieces I've made

Portrait of Akhavan-Sales

Ghazal of Hafez

Wa'in Yakad on Brickwork Ground

Persian Verse Panel

Calligraphy Panel — “Man Kistam”

Simorgh and Iran

Girl in the Wind — Minimalist Marquetry

Girl with Wish Balloons

Reading Under the Butterflies

Helping Hands — Minimalist Marquetry

Simorgh Brooch

Sama Dance — Carved Marquetry

Doll Girl

Gazelle Figurine

Doll Kitten

Puppy Figurine

Stitch Figurine

Arabesque Comb — Fine Relief

Arabesque Bookmarks

Simorgh & Iran Bookmark — Pyrography

Hair Pin

Bird-Wing & Stone Necklace

Owl Necklace

Raven Necklace

Arabesque Pendant with Crystal

Spring Leaf

Faravahar Necklace

Rabbit Keychain

Puppy Keychain

Fox Keychain

Elephant Keychain (3D)

Carved Dolphin (3D)

Two-Plane Calligraphy

Verse Panel

Two-Plane Verse on Brickwork Ground

Verse on Mulberry Brickwork

Tree of Life Stand — Candle & Incense

Moss-Agate Necklace

Gnome Keychains

American Seabird

Layla and Majnun I

Khatoon (Noblewoman)

Layla and Majnun II

Layla and Majnun III

Heroes Entwined

Cat — Colour-Separated Marquetry

Pixel Face

The Climber — Minimalist

Sailboat — Minimalist

The Door — Colour-Separated Marquetry

Studious Girl — Minimalist

Verse on Walnut Bark

Ayat al-Kursi on Mahogany

Wa'in Yakad

Verse on Brickwork Ground

Bird in Relief

Gnome

Spaniel Figurine

Gnome Hair Pins

Pyrography Box

Elephant Card Wallet — Minimalist

Blue Jay Wood-and-Leather Bag

Gnome Keychain Collection

Sitting Fox Keychain

Starfish Keychain

Dahlia Coaster

Lotus Coaster

Rose Coaster

Brass-and-Wood 'Heech'

Brass-and-Wood Arabesque Medallion

Brass-and-Wood Arabesque Drop

Brass Maple Leaf on Wood

Brass Oak Leaf on Wood

Brass Owl on Wood

Brass-and-Wood Arabesque with Green Agate

Brass-and-Wood Arabesque with Red Agate

Leaf & Tendril Drop with Pearl and Red Agate

Leaf & Red-Agate Drop

Little worlds,
made of wood.