Hollow form

[David Wilkins]

Here is a pic of a little hollow form I enjoyed doing, it's part of a bottomless series I'm doing. No up or down, this way or that way.
I would like to hear your thoughts on improving this piece. 4" long 2" high, spalted maple.

 

[Charlie Knighton]

it is very nice, beautiful spalted black line maple, since you do not have a bottom, is the narrow end purposely straight, or could you make a more continuous curve? its very nice and i like the no top or bottom

 

[john lucas]

I like it accept for the knob at the bottom. That seems like a big protrusion rather than part of the vessel. I think I would like it just fine with a small hole at the bottom, or even without the hole. Someone did a series of vessels many years ago that didn't have a bottom, just sort of pointy. I don't remember who it was or the exact shapes. It seems like they were longer and skinnier than yours. I like yours very much, all but the last little knob.
Gary Johnson made segmented hollow vessels that were open on both ends and would sit with either end up. I think this concept still has room for exploration. Go for it.

 

[Nate Hawkes]

I have to second the last response. I like everything but the knob. I could see it as a very small beaded rim around the point, but as a knob it appears bulky and draws attention away from the wood, which is spectacular, BTW. I think the piece is nice and elegantly shaped otherwise.

 

[David Wilkins]

I have to second the last response. I like everything but the knob. I could see it as a very small beaded rim around the point, but as a knob it appears bulky and draws attention away from the wood, which is spectacular, BTW. I think the piece is nice and elegantly shaped otherwise.

I'll try that on one this weekend.

 

[Rob Wallace]

Make the knob into "an acuminate low pitched helix"....."

What if you carved the knob into a slowly sweeping spiral, ultimately coming to a point? Perhaps accentuating one of the spalt-line features near the base....??? This would reduce the "blobbiness' of the knob, and follow the graceful line of the conical section of the piece......which would taper to a disappearing point (....perspective....?)

Just a thought...

Rob