Design

I think I will use a "two-point" design for the Irish Fest mandolin. I think it will be a hybrid of the two pictured. I will use an oval sound-hole like the one on the left, but a 15-fret-to-body neck like the one on the right. The peg-head shape will be different from these as well.

Sketches

I started doing some sketches of inlay patterns. Since Kansas City is known as the "City Of Fountains," I would like to create a design that suggests a fountain, in a Celtic Knot type design. I created a template Adobe Illustrator that I will use when I start cutting the pearl for the inlays. I also experimented with the placement above and below my signature logo.
I also want to do something unique around the oval sound-hole using abalone inlays in an interwoven design.