The turning work is good; I don't think that the skin of the pot is thicker than 1/4 inch anywhere. And a curious thing - viewed from above it looks like a dolphin.
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Pots 5 - The forest pot
This pot is of turned burl wood, I picked it up in a craft show ages ago. It appealed to me because the artist has stained the raw wood in a mix of green and gold so it brings the spectrum of forest colours into the house.
The turning work is good; I don't think that the skin of the pot is thicker than 1/4 inch anywhere. And a curious thing - viewed from above it looks like a dolphin.
The turning work is good; I don't think that the skin of the pot is thicker than 1/4 inch anywhere. And a curious thing - viewed from above it looks like a dolphin.
That looks super...I'm going to show it to the postman who works in wood and is always open to new ideas about what to make.
ReplyDeleteA dolphin with a mouth shaped like a fish. Very apt.
ReplyDeleteI never noticed that before, Steve
ReplyDeleteAnd where does it reside?
ReplyDeleteHi James, it sits quietly on a shelf at the end of the book case
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