Don't blame the Orient, blame Pete!

[Les Symonds]

It's all Pete's fault. As if my struggling with the concepts of wabi-sabi in my first year as a woodturner were not enough, when I met him in the July of my second year and he got me interested in Ikebana. So, when a piece of yew that I was going to make a trinket box out of, turned out to have just one too many splits in it, I had a rethink. Here's what I came up with...





Les

[Rlewisrlou666]

This is awesome. Well done but why am I thinking this needs a cheese platter along side it?

Ryan

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Well done Pete, Oh and Les it looks really good.

[bodrighywood]

I'm glad you live in Wales Les or I would have competition on my hands LOL. Can't tell if you have from the photo but if not buff the base, the ridges will get highlighted accentuating the texture. Don't polish, just buff with the tripoli.

Apart from the fact that you made it not me I love it 

Pete

[ken rodgers]

Hi Les,

Very nice like it a lot.
The yew vase and pot of simple design compliment each other and the berries and foliage are the iceing on the cake
Regards
Ken

[Bryan Milham]

Yeah, Pete has a lot to answer for but I don't see his work in this maybe a little of his inspiration, but no 3 stones or trailing plant matter.

No, I see the gentle but definite curves you've developed to be your own, as they run up the side of that vase, ever changing, never straight, perfectly formed.

I see a berry bowl, balanced against but balancing the whole.

I'd love to know where you found Rain Bush this time of year as well?

[bodrighywood]

I agree in a way Brian, what Les is doing is what perhaps we all do, getting an idea from one place and adding your own touch to it. I would never try and say that anything I do is not inspired by someone or something else and in wood turning there is such a huge choice of inspirational work from all over the world. All we need to do is look for it and be open to new ideas.

Pete.

[Les Symonds]

I'd love to know where you found Rain Bush this time of year as well?

They're honeysuckle berries and a sprig of berberis, Bryan.

[edbanger]

another great piece Les I think that it look's well balanced and the contrast in timbers set's it off nicely 

(note to self must try this 

Ed

[georg]

  Having trouble with broadband so hope we stay connected long enough to finish this reply
   Not sure on this one Les........Cannot fault your turning or finish as always its spot on...... we are still studying
   the image
   Di & Tony