I have posted this piece before but the picture I took did it no justice, thanks to Gordon for taking this picture.
: Ginkgo in the Autumn
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This is some more of the Ginkgo I wet turned a few moths back. When I posted the last piece a couple of weeks ago I said I made the mistake of not grabbing every bit of this wood that I could. It doesnt move at all once wet turned .I was able to use a jamb chuck to turn off the bottom .I wet turned half a dozen vase/hollow forms experimenting with thickness and shape .A characteristic of Ginkgo is when it dries the pith shrinks away to nothing leaving a hole .Because these pieces were mostly branch wood they all have a hole about inch .Super glue and sanding dust does the trick
The relief carving on this one I couldnt take as deep because I wet turned it to 1/8 inch 3mm .to me the effect is quite pleasing
Standing 9 inches high, and as light as a feather.
The texture was a mixture of wire brushing and sandblasting .The autumn contrast was another attempt at the Airbrush experience. I am having so much fun with airbrushing must be the learning curve
Thanks go to Dixie who's demo I sat in on at Utah and inspired me to make this piece
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