Project Information
"Holy Grail" is our first sculpture to pierce and what a job it was. It took a lot longer than expected to create all those holes and then reshape them. Scott earned the nickname "Holy Man" because all he did for days is drill and shape holes. But boy did this piece turn out spectacular. It stands 33" T and is 14" diameter. It was made from a nice size Mesquite log that had a little rot in it, that was filled with black epoxy and had some beautiful yellow sap wood that you can see in the picture. We originally named this piece "Pierced" but that was blaw and an artist friend saw it and said, "that is the Holy Grail". So the name was changed and it fits it much better. Nameing things isn't our strong suit, so if we can get suggestions from others and ideas in other places, we do that. I don't expect we'll have this sculpture for long. But if I had the room, I think I'd be tempted to keep it. It just blows me away evertime I look at it.
The second picture is of a vessel we made a few months ago, but we just got professional photos of it. It looks much nicer in this photo and really shows off the Clam shape Scott did. So it was named "Clam it Up". Scott was careful to leave the bark, which is very hard to do and it's a nice size at 18×12x9. I inlayed Abalone shell into the natural cracks to give it that ocean look.
To see more carved vessels and sculptures please visit our website.
www.shangrilawoodworks.com
The second picture is of a vessel we made a few months ago, but we just got professional photos of it. It looks much nicer in this photo and really shows off the Clam shape Scott did. So it was named "Clam it Up". Scott was careful to leave the bark, which is very hard to do and it's a nice size at 18×12x9. I inlayed Abalone shell into the natural cracks to give it that ocean look.
To see more carved vessels and sculptures please visit our website.
www.shangrilawoodworks.com