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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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