Pimples & Dimples

[edbanger]

Sycamore hollow form 150mm x 130mm

Textured and highlighted with Chestnut Products Gold Gilt Cream.

C&C's welcome as always.

Ed

[fuzzyturns]

You've got some very nice surface effects there, especially in the upper third. I do think, though, that this form might have benefited from a smaller opening at the top. And the foot looks a tad heavy, too.

[edbanger]

Thanks for the comments Fuzzy

The top was open so you can see the wood which is highly polished.

There's no foot so that must be my poor photograph 

All the best

Ed

[georg]

   All the different texturing works very well Ed .... but must admit to favouring the pimple effect.
   Like This One A Lot
   Kind Regards
   Tony Di
   

[Les Symonds]

A really intereting piece, Ed, and I favour the texture on the top one-third of the bowl.
Les

[edbanger]

Thanks for your comments Tony, Di & Les

This was a bit of a play thing and I have to agree that the effect on the top part works best.

All the best

Ed

[Les Symonds]

Thanks for your comments Tony, Di & Les

This was a bit of a play thing and I have to agree that the effect on the top part works best.

All the best

Ed

...yep....it reminds me of all those crustaceans in a rock pool....barnacles abound!
Les

[Bryan Milham]

Ed,

when I have time, I like to take one of my ceramic pot collection into the workshop and try to make it in wood, it rarely works though. However I think if you gave this to a ceramicist they could make a damn good go of it. I think you could pass it off as a potters work as easily as a turned item.

You've crossed the boundary between mediums with this one.

Great work.

[edbanger]

Thank You Bryan

That's what I'm trying to do like many others, break the boundaries between wood ceramics and glass.

I think that this is the future of woodturning.

All the best

Ed 

[bodrighywood]

I like all three sections, the differemt effects are individually great but it is a bit too many things going on for onme ;piece for me. If this is just an experimental piece though then top marks. I agree about emulating the shapes and designs from glass ware and ceramics. It is interesting which designs work and which don't as well. There are some good books on the subject which arev worth getting as well as online research. Have a look at some of the art deco and art nouveau work as well as oriental styles. Plenty of scope there

Pete

[GBF]

I like the Form and the Texturing but I think it would have looked better with the darker texturing on the bottom.

Regards George

[edbanger]

Thank you for your comments Pete & George

Pete I do a bit of research online and have a few books. But also after spending some time with Mark Sanger on his designed course I've got loads of pictures. When every i'm out if I see something that catches my eye I snap a few images and have a play to see if they work in wood.

Have to agree with you George the cutters for the pimples burn the wood the cutters for the dimples don't burn the surface of the wood, hence the use of the gold gilt cream to try and bring it together more.

All the best

Ed 

[Derek]

The photo does not do it justice this is a very tactile piece when held in the hand. the only thing for me is the top area could have been a little smaller in respects of the height of it.
But I agree with many in as much the top texture effect could be used quite happily by itself as well as seen here

[edbanger]

Thanks Derek 

All the best

Ed