The Road to Oz

[malcy]

This is my latest segmented offering. It uses yellow heart, holly and black dyed veneer. It was made as three identical cones, which were then cut in half and reassembled in a different orientation forming the twisted yellow brick road you see. This is my first venture into a sculpture and my first attempt as using stave type construction. Comments are welcome.

[woodndesign]

Wizard .. got to say that's one well thought out piece and aptly named piece... the 3 cones all had to be exact to work or was there a little tuning done.

Cheers  David

[georg]

    The interpretation of the title is creating a visual impact of the twist and turns of the road...........every single segment
    gelling together to produce a stunning sculpture

                Di and Tony

[edbanger]

Very Nice and Very Cleaver looks great from where I'm sitting

Ed

[Graham]

Thats really impressive and very 'visual'

[malcy]

Thanks for the comments guys. Yes David. The three cones had to be turned to almost exactly the same dimensions, especially the thickness, which also had to be the same across the width. A little fine tuning was done as the halves were rejoined and the veneer inserted between to maintain the effect. Some creative clamping was required here. Hope that answers your questions. Malcolm

[woodndesign]

Thanks for the comments guys. Yes David. The three cones had to be turned to almost exactly the same dimensions, especially the thickness, which also had to be the same across the width. A little fine tuning was done as the halves were rejoined and the veneer inserted between to maintain the effect. Some creative clamping was required here. Hope that answers your questions. Malcolm

Cheers Malcolm, there is so much more than meets the eye with your Art.

David

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Malcolm I do like this piece. There is a natural, almost languid flow in the piece. The next one you make should be a mobius strip 

[Bryan Milham]

Malcy,

you ask for comments, eh... when I stop being awestruck I'll try say something sensible, for now just accept -'Amazing'

[GwilymF]

Great piece of work Malcy.
Gwilym

[bodrighywood]

Not too sure which I admire most, the finished piece or the thought and care that must have gone into making it. Reminds me a bit of Escher's work which I always loved.

Pete

[Eric Harvey]

Thats brilliant,what more can I say,cheers,

Eric.

[Mark Sanger]

This is fantastic, well done indeed and thank you for sharing.

[Les Symonds]

Malcolm....I'm not a lover of the traditional forms of segmented work, but this sort of piece gives that discipline a whole new dimension.....it's an amazing piece and I just want to touch it trace around it.....very tactile, I'm sure.

Les


p.s. ... it might be a bit of fun making a mobius strip in this way!

[malcy]

Thank you guys for the kind comments. The suggestion of making a Mobius strip is on my radar for the future. I need to think of a suitable theme/subject for it rather than doing something random. Malcolm.