In between commissions.....

[bodrighywood]

I play around with things. Rephrase that, I diligently work at the more artistic side of things. Whatever.  had a piece of root that was too thick so sliced it in half. These are the two halves pinned together with a small laburnum pot on the side. The piece is 9" wide and 10" tall. The pot is a total of 8" tall including the finial and is 2.5" max. dia. Comments critique etc welcome as always.

[woodndesign]

I'd best put it as in naming the piece .. 'Homage to the form' from out of the rough came the smooth, a reflection on such beauty.

Has every possibility as a piece, rustic charm and slender beauty.

Cheers  David



 

[Les Symonds]

Great, Pete. The colour of the laburnum is the ideal foil to the earthy tones of the root, just as the smoothness and uniformity of the hollow form are the perfect foil to the texture of the background. It works for me.
Les

[Graham]

I really really like this but we are back to the 'wood spirit' I can see the face of an evil old man/being in the top section and he is about to blow out the flame ( the finial )

Must have forgotten the pills again

[andersonec]

As far as the composition is concerned; The rough root section is too overbearing for my liking and detracts from the turned item, had it been smaller and made more of a 'backdrop' to 'enhance or frame' the hollow form then yes but the first thing that draws the eye is the root then, it seems, as an after-thought the hollow form was placed there, in my opinion the hollow form should be the main attraction but it isn't, the root is too 'loud'

Andy

[georg]

    Like the H/F and finial Pete its a lovely shape .... its also a nice colour for laburnum
    not usually keen on laburnum......  though that`s down to personal choice
    A very rustic looking piece
     Di & Tony  

[ken rodgers]

Hi Pete,
Nice one - well done.
Taking Andys comment maybe the hollow form could be smaller
Ken

[bodrighywood]

Thanks for the comments etc. Appreciated. In the flesh the 'root' is actually flat not 3d as it looks in the photo. It is much more into the background than it appears. The laburnum piece is so glossy that it stands out dramatically which again doesn't show in the photo. I'll see if I can get a better photo to illustrate this.

Pete

[Bryan Milham]

Pete,

I'm with, well sort of, Andy.

I see the base and the upright part sitting together well. The upright part is too strong (sort of) for the overall composition, it looks good and I'm seeing it as the bole of an old gnarly tree.

Where I differ with Andy is the visual strength makes me want the pot to be smaller, to me it's the pot size that I see as being slightly overbearing.

[edbanger]

I quite like this, the colours of the wood really make it for me

Ed

[bodrighywood]

See if these photos give a better idea of the piece.

[Bryan Milham]

Pete,

the first 2 pictures give the illusion that the upright piece is a piece of solid branch, i.e round. Your later images show it to me a slice, against that it sits much better, in fact of the second set of images, the top one works extremely well for me.

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Pete I really like this piece. I can see the finial made in a brass colour, but that is just me. Nice all the same.
well done.

[ken rodgers]

Hi Pete,
The additional photos clarify situation. The first two are the best viewing angles.
Like it more now
Well done
Ken