Decorative bowl

[johnny.t.]

This piece started out as a bland Basswood(lime) bowl blank that was given to me. Its about 8" wide and 3" tall. Its been turned, then the texture painstakingly pyro'd on one dent at a time with a spoon tip, dyed dark purple inside and out, gilt cream applied and washed back with oil to give the old metallic hamered look and the inside gold leafed, with holes created in the leaf with a brass brush in the dremel and then gilt cream applied over the holes to try and give a very old worn appearance. Theres a fair bit of work in this for a bowl!

Comments and critiques welcomed.

There is more info about the thoughts behind the design in my blog if anyones interested

 

[Neil Dyball]

Hi Johnny,

Fabulous piece!

Read the blog..... and you've nailed it.

Cheers,

Neil.

 

[tekno.mage]

Lovely decorative finish, Johnny. I particularly like the distressed gold leaf effect on the inside.

 

[Blister]

Nice JT

Very nice :wink:

 

[George Foweraker]

Well done Johnny i like this a lot.

Regards George

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks for the replies Much appreciated!
Neil, I'm glad the explanation of the design made sense! 8)

 

[CHJ]

That's a great piece johnny, you've certainly achieved the appearance of a gilded bronze treasure that has been cosseted over the centuries.

I would be reluctant to handle it, as the weight might break the illusion that my eyes alone can accept but contact might destroy.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thanks Chas. The lightness of the piece would indeed shatter the illusion, this Basswood doesn't weigh much!

 

[spasm]

Wow really nice piece Johnny,

and thanks for the detailed explanation on how you managed to achive the efect.

spasm

 

[mark sanger]

Lovely work Johnny as ever.

 

[jumps]

the shape, finish and detailing of the outside looks simply stunning and clearly gives a return on the effort put in. Your approach to the inside is fascinating and works well here.

 

[johnny.t.]

Thank you for the kind comments 8)