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art process
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Apple Wood Vessel
Under the tutelage of my mentor, Jim Rutledge, I have been learning to use tools and turn wood. The first step is to create a basic shape that you can attach to the lathe.

Apple Wood Vessel
This device is holding the wood in place while I work on the bottom to fix it to the chuck

Apple Wood Vessel
Using pressure and sharp edges, the wood is held in place until you can attach it to a chuck or another means to safely hold the wood while it is carved.

Apple Wood Vessel
Using several homemade tools for safety and convenience, I carve out the interior of the vessel. The goal is a consistent thickness from the bottom to the top (normally) and to create a thin wall.

Apple Wood Vessel
A look at the tools not in motion.

Apple Wood Vessel
The finished piece has a little more weight in the bottom and has some cracks filled with Ebony.

Turtle Lid
Cut from sheet copper

Turtle Lid
Hammered dome
for the turtle to sit
upon
for the turtle to sit
upon

Turtle Lid
Cut turtle shape out of sheet copper

Turtle Lid
Fine tuning shape

Turtle Lid
Etching turtle

Turtle Lid
Etched, soldered to base and patina with heat

Fractured
Cut small pieces of wood and readied the base

Fractured
Began placement and adhesion

Fractured
Altering placement and size

Fractured
Finished placement for no. 1

Fractured
Final piece no. 1

Paved Paradise
Final piece no. 2

Branchies aux Champignons
Cutting out paper

Branchies aux Champignons
Aligning and standing upright

Branchies aux Champignons
Heating to singe the edges and make them curl

Branchies aux Champignons
Spacing with board in between veins

Branchies aux Champignons
Trial heating

Branchies aux Champignons
Finished piece in studio

Oceana
Prepping for three pieces of artwork - 10,000 Feet, Shoreline, and 30 Meters Deep. Sheet copper readying for patina.
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