Erosion

[Mark Sanger]

Hi all

This form is made in end grain oak and inspired by cliff erosion. My intention was to try out some new texturing techniques using micro motor and piercing burrs and is the first of a new series of work.

[georg]

     WOW Mark that really is something special in texturing
     It certainly look like stone .  We really must try harder with our photography after seeing this photo
     Kindest Regards
      Tony and DI

[seventhdevil]

agreed, can we see the inside?

[georg]

   Thought I would bring this back to the top.....    Its  Inspiring to look at
    Tony

[GBF]

Stunning work as always.

Regards George

[Mark Sanger]

Thank you George & Di and Seventhd

The inside is turned very shallow with the wall being left thick so it could take the a heavy scorching. I will take a pic of the inside tomorrow for you but I did not take one. The depth of the inside is around 1/3rd-1/2 th the depth of the piece as it is intended to hold grit and be used as an incense burner, much like a temple urn.  

[GBF]

How big is it Mark

Regards George

[Bryan Milham]

Mark,

I'm seeing Brain Coral, Fungus, Basketwork (ancient Egyptian shape), defiantly organic. I really like the mustard(?) colour.

The added stone (is it?) looks like a mini version, the colour is paler but similar, the texture is also similar but less defined, Parent & Child?

It gets a big 'Oh Yes' from me.

[edbanger]

that's one of those pieces that you can look at for hours

One Great Looking Piece 

Ed

[Mark Sanger]

Hi Bryan

thank you.

The mustard colour is more down to lighting used in the photography. In real, it is a lighter tan colour very much like a sand stone, I am please with the result as looks like genuine stone and only the weight gives it away. Hopefully I can get to do some more soon once I clear a back log.

You ae indeed not the first to say it looks like fungus or brain coral, something I will look a.

thanks again.

[Mark Sanger]

that's one of those pieces that you can look at for hours

One Great Looking Piece 

Ed

Thank you Ed, much appreciated, it is something I am going to investigate further.

[Les Symonds]

Great to see a Sanger piece back amongst our work. What I particularly like with your work is that every piece brings something different, and this is no exception. It reminds me of Pascal Oudet's work, but you have carried out the erosion in a way that makes it yours.

Will we be seeing this in print soon?
Les

[bodrighywood]

Pascal Oudet's work came to mind with me as well though this is very different. Whatever thoughts we have about it as usual your work gets our imagination going and ideas flowing. I can see you and George taking this further perhaps usingcolours as well. Looking forward to see how this idea progresses.

Pete.

[Mark Sanger]

Thanks Les for your comments.

It is kind of you to include my work in the same sentence with Pascal Oudet's wor, his is on another level.  

For some time now, in fact since prior to the last seminar I have been trying to get time to explore much more sculptural and textural work, work load and bread and butter turning has meant I just have not had the time.

So as for it being in print, may be some time in the future but my last article has been finished and put to bed and I decided a while ago that it would be my last in order to free up time to pursue my other projects/ideas/designs.

Also I am putting together other some other projects, but I am sure something will surface once I have built up the new work, all will be revealed in the not too distant future.

Thanks again  

[Walnut Les]

Another great piece of art well done Mark. Les