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Well it's that time of year that I create a "Work of Heart" for a Memphis Child Advocacy Charity. This year, I decided to make a maple leaf out of yellow heart. This is a donation and all proceeds from the sale go to the charity.
As usual, I start with an angle grinder and then progressively sand until I have sanded it to 1,000 grit. I put a 3 part finish on the leaf to make it really feel awesome to the touch. The actual size of the leaf is 19×21 x 2 inches deep. I then mount it with stand offs to a frame covered with black felt paper to give it the contrast that makes it awesome for someone to hang on their wall.
One of the photos shows a penny under it to show the scale. Tomorrow night is the event. Hope everyone loves it as much as I do and hope it makes good money for the charity.
One thing new this year, I airbrushed the red stain on the stem and around the outside of the leaf to make it more "fall-like". This was new to me and I will definitely use this technique in the future. The non-grain raising stain worked beautifully. I had an airbrush and only this year realized that it would work off the compressor.
As always, love your feedback. And questions.
As usual, I start with an angle grinder and then progressively sand until I have sanded it to 1,000 grit. I put a 3 part finish on the leaf to make it really feel awesome to the touch. The actual size of the leaf is 19×21 x 2 inches deep. I then mount it with stand offs to a frame covered with black felt paper to give it the contrast that makes it awesome for someone to hang on their wall.
One of the photos shows a penny under it to show the scale. Tomorrow night is the event. Hope everyone loves it as much as I do and hope it makes good money for the charity.
One thing new this year, I airbrushed the red stain on the stem and around the outside of the leaf to make it more "fall-like". This was new to me and I will definitely use this technique in the future. The non-grain raising stain worked beautifully. I had an airbrush and only this year realized that it would work off the compressor.
As always, love your feedback. And questions.