It is now
some time since I was able to play in my workshop. To get back into the swing
of things I have decided to go backwards in order to move on. It is easier to start
work again using something old than to pressure oneself with fresh ideas.
This is a
piece I made as an experiment, a couple of years back, with what was then a new
routing setup which has since been disassembled. Happy with the individual
parts, I was not happy with the overall result so I am revisiting the project.
I stained the
whole piece black to aid reassessing the form before making any decisions.
I find the
extreme contrast between the two decorative elements to be visually displeasing.
I have decided to split the piece into two separate parts and work on them
individually. My first reaction to the top was that it might make a 'deco'
style clock face so as a bit of fun I have decided to pursue that idea.
The bowl
section will be worked up, probably, to a more sculptural end result.
Below I have
included the original bowl form and the first stages in the revision of ideas.
The composite pic below shows various router setups I have available for shaping, pattern making and texturing.
I am currently revising and replacing some of these with alternative methods to experiment with that are more suited to 3D forms.
