Twisted Thoughts #7

Great job…I saw some of your other work. I especially llike the scorching effect

Ray

-- Ray,Iowa

I’d have to call this ugly in a very, very good way. :-) Nice piece!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I like it

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

Very nice. I enjoy the combination of sculptural effects with the beauty of the wood.

-- Smile!

Thanks to all for your kind comments!

rayn, I scorch wood for several reasons. It often takes care of the unruly fibers after texturing and wire brushing, but it also is a sculptural element in that it helps delineate the shadow forms. When you play with sculptural forms, you’re playing with light.

Smiles,
Rick

-- Somewhere out there in the woodpile is what I seek...

Great effect.

Dark, very dark – but cool

-- Dreaming patterns

Very unique. Nice job.

-- ~Jason~ , Albuquerque NM

Beautiful somehow isn’t enough to descriobe this turning! Great job!

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

Thanks to all! It was a difficult piece to work, not being wet anymore…been drying for about 20 years I was told. It took a full day just to bore out the interior! I didn’t mention that the texturing on the top is directly from cutting the piece with my chainsaw (Stihl MS390 with 24” bar…for those that will ask that question next…).

-- Somewhere out there in the woodpile is what I seek...

double good !

-- keeping myself entertained

Hi DaN…thanks! Haven’t done one of these for awhile now, been busy with my latest series based on shell fragments. There’s enough inspirational material on the beaches to keep me busy for a very long time!

-- Somewhere out there in the woodpile is what I seek...