Core Values

I wanted to add my inspiration. I found myself entertained by a couple of our members on Facebook and their frequent sparing on an ideological level. It reminded me of our country in general; somewhat fractured on many levels. The interesting thing is I know both of these guys (and many others) would be the first ones at your house to help if it ever got damaged in a natural disaster; that got me thinking about core values and how we, as decent people, have these in common. The piece is supposed to reflect an exterior finish pulled apart at the center to reveal the core (values). Similar to people, the core values are hidden by their façade! I made the "core" look aligned, somewhat colorful and constant because that is how I view core values. While we may take different views on sociological issues, I think it is our own obligation to remember that other's core values are more similar to our own than is ever noted!

Regarding the crackle gloss finish, my vacuum chuck was used to hold the vessel after parting off the waste block in order to finish the bottom. This process put some stress on an apparently too thin vessel and created some very fine cracks in the finish. We all have our challenges, mine continues to be high gloss finishes! Comments and critique is always welcome!!

Spectacular and amazing.

Beautiful work Russ, what an exception vessel. The form and pattern is excellent!

Yikes! What a fantastic piece. I think I would need tweezers to even consider gluing that up.

That is an amazing piece of work!