Design Opportunity

10h x 6.5w spalted sugar maple and ebonized walnut. This one started life as a long neck vase. I got too thin right where the ebonized walnut starts and you know the rest. Standard proceedure for me would have been to through it against the wall but I decided to try and salvage this piece. I had never attempted a finial before and I had a scrap piece of walnut laying around. What you see is the result. Critiques are appreciated as they always help me get better.

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jprosise

Registered: September 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
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Date: Fri February 17, 2006
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Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Pretty nice piece! The tiering effect of the 3 pieces is consistant and works well. You've done what I was talking about the other day, you've made all the elements work together. No where does once segment fight to gain the attention away from the other segments. The composition is one cohesive unit. It is beautiful. The only critic I think I could offer is on the finial. The base of it looks to have a hump 1/2 way up. If the curve matched that of the walnut, I think it would be just that much more lovely. Very nice work you've shared here. Thank you for sharing it. 8)

#1 Fri February 17, 2006 3:21pm

Gil

I like this piece! Beautiful wood, fine curves, and an unusual finial.
Thanks for saving it so we were able to see it.

#2 Fri February 17, 2006 5:39pm

cfuller

Saved by the bell! My first impression was a small bell sitting on top of the maple. It's a very nice looking piece, even more so because it's a saved piece.

#3 Sat February 18, 2006 2:16am

nappen

I like this one very much.

#4 Sun February 19, 2006 3:26pm