“It can be art and functional at the same time,” said Travis Demenge. 2:00 pm, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
Cheyenne Vavrina pours a custom color epoxy mixture into a mold for a soon-to-be Rock Island Design Co. cutting board Wednesday, Jan. 13. (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)
Cheyenne Vavrina and Travis Demenge don blue plastic gloves. They lug large gallon jugs of clear liquid onto a workbench near jars of colored pigment, alcohol ink and plastic containers.
What comes next will be the flair to their custom woodworks.
The couple behind Rock Island Design Co. creates cutting boards, coasters and more with epoxy-made effects. Their final products are smooth woodworks with what looks like sea glass or swirling landscapes in purple, turquoise and peach frozen in hand-cut pieces.