Coolibah Lidded Vessel

10"x9". Coolibah, Maple and Ebony. Lacquer finish. I thought the maple picked up the sapwood edge well. Comments? Box or lided vessel?

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Gary Ljostad

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Location: Hampton Bays, NY
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Date: Thu June 22, 2006
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JimQuarles

WOW doesn't seem to be enough!

#1 Thu June 22, 2006 4:35am

Rick Prevett

Another winner Gary. To me, lidded vessel. My idea of boxes does not include natural edge!

#2 Thu June 22, 2006 2:19pm

Philip Peak

Gary you always ask for comments, and usually all I can say is WOW. This time however, I can say WOW but, I for some reason I can't get past the maple lid. Sorry dude it doesn't work for me. It looks out of place and stands out too much. It may be an illusion of the Pic but it doesn't seem to meet the box well, like it is too big at the place where it meets the box.

#3 Thu June 22, 2006 10:23pm

Gil

Gary, I like all of the elements; they are very nicely done, just not real sure that they go together visually.

#4 Fri June 23, 2006 1:57am

cfuller

I'm certainly no art critic but I'm going to have to agree somewhat with Philip and Gil. There is so much going on in the burl wood that it would have been beautiful by itself or with a lid from the same wood. But the maple lid breaks it in some sort of unnatural way. I like the finial though and think it adds to the piece and would look great on a burl lid. That said, I'll ask you a question. Does an intensely figured piece of wood require a simple form to avoid the form and wood competeing with each other?

#5 Sat June 24, 2006 12:00am

Gary Ljostad

Thanks for all your thoughfull comments. I was on the fence re' the maple lid. My goal was to try to tie in the sap wood edge of the burl. Maybe too much maple, or too glossy, maybe too stark of a transition. Some one on another post sugested a band of ebony at the bottom of the lid to smooth the transition. Maybe an all ebony lid and finial? cfuller I think you are right. You have to be mindfull of not overdoing it when using burl. It can become so buisy that you create compitition between the form and the figure, and deminish both. Again thanks for the input. It's really great to be able to see these things through your eyes too. Gary

#6 Sat June 24, 2006 1:38am

turnenman

very cool and different..

#7 Sun January 7, 2007 2:31pm