Elm Bowl

[edbanger]

Got a Woodart pyro machine for Christmas so thought I'd give it a go

Elm bowl textured rim (with a home made Mark Sanger designed tip) Chestnut Gold Gilt Cream

Bowls 320mm x 60mm

C & C's welcome ( it's not a sanding line on the base just the lighting )

All the best

Ed

[Les Symonds]

So that's what you were doing on Boxing Day! I'm loving the texture, but feel that the colour is a bit too close to the colour of the elm...a bit more contrast might have helped (personal taste).

Les

[georg]

           You have clearly taken this to the next level Ed........ The pyro work on the burning adds another dimension,
           which is very effective ...... culminating into a very nice bowl.
           Kind Regards
           Tony & Di

           PS ... Its a great piece Ed...... but think it could look better without the distracting Green background.
     
 

[edbanger]

Thanks for the comments Les, Tony & Di

The green background is a bit over powering, I'll change the colour for the next one.

All the best

Ed

[fuzzyturns]

Very nice. I'd be tempted to play around with different colour combinations on the rim, just to make it stand out a little more against the colour of the elm.

[Bryan Milham]

I think this is a great effect.

It's difficult to get a truly random effect and there is a point (at 5o/c) where either the texturing is not quite deep enough or the way you've applied the gilt cream has allowed it to fill the texture, flattening the effect a bit much, but otherwise a very well executed platter.

[richardpeers]

Sometimes it is hard to escape many years of conditioning - we all know that gold medals are "better" than bronze ones, and that seems to carry through into people's choice of gilt creams. Personally, I find the gold ones go very flat when applied to wood - whether it is the lack of contrast with the wood colour, or something else, I'm not sure - but try a bronze or copper colour and the result is much more vibrant.