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A budding romance

Project by Ellen posted 1342 days ago 1618 views 6 times favorited 20 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Every year I donate a piece to a heart auction. This year, instead of a box or lamp, I created this bud vase. It is made of maple. It is 18×6 x 9 inches. The base is bubinga. This was carved with an angle grinder. Then refined with scrapers and finally sanded to 2000 grit and finished with tung oil. I have never done a piece like this and would appreciate any feedback on it.

-- Ellen -- www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork


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superbabe621

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posted 1271 days ago

Very creative and intricate!

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dennis mitchell

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posted 1020 days ago

Nice Work Ellen.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Karson

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posted 1020 days ago

Very nice Ellen. Looks like another one of those projects that has been around for a while but with few comments.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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scottb

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posted 1020 days ago

Beautiful. Simply beautiful. Very classy.

was it inspired by a font, or ornament set – perhaps subconsciously?

Love the lines and dimension.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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schroeder

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posted 1020 days ago

Wow, that’s incredible! My very first thought was “..How do you do that!...” I always admire people with such artistic talent and vision. _VERY _nicely done!

Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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Don

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posted 1020 days ago

Ellen – thanks – this is a lovely piece.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 1019 days ago

Beautiful Ellen, It’s about time we gave you some recognition.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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MsDebbieP

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posted 1019 days ago

I was thinking that too: how do you do that??? And then you answered it – grinder, scraper, sandpaper… now, doesn’t that SOUND simple!
beautiful design and beautifully created.
my hat is off to you!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Mike

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posted 822 days ago

I know this was posted a long time ago, but I am seeing it for the first time. All I can saw is WOW!!! That is beautiful.

-- Mike, Charlotte, NC

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Bob #2

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posted 822 days ago

Some folks really have a gift!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Bob_B

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posted 760 days ago

Very impressive! You are quite an artist. You should be very proud of this.

-- Bob B - Warwick, Rhode Island

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 760 days ago

Astoundingly beautiful.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Ellen

79 posts in 1343 days


posted 760 days ago

Thanks so much for the feedback! I am trying my hand at limestone and wood. As soon as this one is complete, of course, I will ask for feedback.

-- Ellen -- www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork

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Thos. Angle

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posted 760 days ago

It really is quite a work of art.

-- Thos. Angle

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Bob O'Brien

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posted 426 days ago

Ellen, this is a fabulous piece in both design and execution. Brava!

-- Bob

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matt garcia

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posted 332 days ago

Ellen’s sculptures are like listening to a great jazz musician, who knows how to get every nuance of every note, out of their instrument, expertly! Her grinder, scraper, and sandpaper are her instruments. Her sculptures are the music. You have a fan!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

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janice

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posted 291 days ago

Elllen, very, very pretty.

-- Janice

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Richforever

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posted 291 days ago

Outstanding! I love the curves and the smooth finish. Thanks for posting.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 236 days ago

I really like it. The heart is sort of like the weeping heart found in early American and Indian designs.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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Dusty56

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posted 48 days ago

Just going thru the archives here and found this beautiful work of art : ) Flawless , Ellen ! I thought it was Cherry , but you said Maple . What stain did you use on it ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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