{"id":10645,"date":"2016-12-20T20:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T04:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=10645"},"modified":"2016-12-20T20:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T04:52:32","slug":"a-passion-for-his-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=10645","title":{"rendered":"A Passion for His Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=10649\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10649\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-Ortega-with-his-clocks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-Ortega-with-his-clocks.jpg 400w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-Ortega-with-his-clocks-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Warm-looking cherry wood, gleaming copper and the dark-versus-light contrast of curly maple and walnut.<\/p>\n<p>All of the above are at the core of David Ortega&#8217;s artistry.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10645-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/audio\/david_ortega_noelophile_7.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/audio\/david_ortega_noelophile_7.mp3\">https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/audio\/david_ortega_noelophile_7.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nFine woodworking is David&#8217;s medium, and he does all kinds of different projects.\u00a0 Clocks, though, are his main focus through his small business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heirloomsetc.net\/\">Heirlooms Etc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David creates his clocks &#8220;from the drawing board&#8221;, and his designs are frequently inspired by the architecture of Southern California.\u00a0 He&#8217;s exhibited his work twice in the San Diego County Fair, once in the Orange County Fair, and at multiple art festivals in Southern California. <a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?attachment_id=10650\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10650\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-and-his-clocks1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-and-his-clocks1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-and-his-clocks1-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/David-and-his-clocks1-347x300.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>When we met at Jackalope Arts&#8217; 2015 Winter Fair, in Pasadena, one of my absolute favorites, among his designs, was his copper-faced clock with a hand-tooled hummingbird on the dial.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet found a special gift for someone important in your life, you might like to take a look at David&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/HeirloomsEtcetera?ref=search_shop_redirect\">Etsy shop<\/a>.\u00a0 He also takes custom orders, if you&#8217;re looking ahead to 2017 and have some time before a unique gift is needed.<\/p>\n<p>David talked about his background, how his small business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heirloomsetc\">Heirlooms Etc<\/a>., came into being and some of the inspiration behind his clocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae Warm-looking cherry wood, gleaming copper and the dark-versus-light contrast of curly maple and walnut. All of the above are at the core of David Ortega&#8217;s artistry. 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