| Project by moonroc | posted 419 days ago | 456 views | 3 times favorited | 4 comments |  |
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This is a first attempt at a project that has been in my mind for a while. I have really been drawn to modern and contemporary designs in the last couple of years and wanted create some wood art. I also wanted a unique topic about wood to post on my website. The background is made with 1/4 mdf with some added material on the edges to make it look like canvas for painting. The Mosaic portion is mostly different thicknesses of white oak, the rest rosewood and a rosewood boarder. I thought it wood be a quick and easy project, but it turned out to more difficult than it looks. I am working on a clock with some of the same elements.
-- Richard http://www.LearnFineCrafts.com
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trifern
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posted 419 days ago
Very nice design. How large is it? Thanks for sharing.
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scottb
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posted 418 days ago
great design… this style is not normally my “thing” but I love it. This may have inspired a great use of all that scrap I just can’t seem to figure out what to do with. My Aunt (on my wife’s side) is a weaver, (love having artists on both sides of the family) This reminds me a little of her design, or at least her color and design sense. Fantastic!
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Texasgaloot
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posted 418 days ago
That’s fascinating—my church has several accents that are very similar to this, which evokes positive feelings for me. Very cool!
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moonroc
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posted 418 days ago
Thanks for the comments guys. Trifern, the dimensions of the background is 24” x 48” The mosaic is 12” x 36”.
Scott your Aunt does some very fine work, That stuff is floor art.
Galoot, I am just making sure you have enough positive feelings so you will finish the lathe project. My neighbors thought I was nuts when I built mine. They couldn’t understand why I just didn’t buy a lathe. I told them it is probably the same reason I perfer a sailboat to a motorboat.
-- Richard http://www.LearnFineCrafts.com