Turned Sculpture

[alexf]

I decided that I should really enter something in our local Art Exhibition. I picked up some driftwood and decided to make something depicting this wood.
Here is what I came up with. It is titled "Pearl of Wisdom"

I offset turned both parts of the shell so that they were deeper at the back than the front.

 

[CHJ]

Novel and well executed alex, not so sure about the Red Pearl but I guess it's difficult to get a contrast of form with a lighter wood, although I have seen blue/black ones in farmed pearls.

 

[wizer]

Nice idea, thanks for posting

 

[Bodrighy]

Very neat and a clever idea. I agree about the red pearl though. Perhaps a black one? Let us know how it goes down. Should do well

pete

 

[The Wood Doctor]

How about a large silver ball bearing? That would give a nice contrast and that iridescent sheen of a pearl.

Ben

 

[NikNak]

I like it just as it is.....





Nick

 

[Paul.J]

Nice idea Alex and well turned
Not so keen on the Red pearl though.Looks to Cherry like.

 

[alexf]

I was trying to get some contrast between the pearl and the spalted wood for the shell. I was going to make the pearl with any wood and ebonise it but thought I would prefer to create it from natural wood. That was a piece of pink ivory which I had and I had hoped it would have been a lighter pink more the colour of a cultured pearl. It is not as red as it appears in the photograph.