Three more Pictures

[Perry Holbrook]

I posted a few pictures of my mixed media work a few days back, while I've got a few minutes, I thought I'd show you a few more.

Pix 1 is a box made of quilted Maple with Wenge splines and lid handle. The top is a fused glass tile I make using window glass and glass powders. I line the inside of all my boxes with black cowside suede and finish with lacquer.

Pix 2 is a box made of pecky Maple and Wenge. I emboss the copper top (roofing copper) with a carved design. This one is a simple carving of 2 horses grazing.

Pix 3 doesn't have a lot of wood working but I hope you enjoy it anyway. The base is carved from a Walnut slab about 20"x15"x3". The limbs are copper tubing. The leaves are sheet roofing copper. The flower is fused and slumped glass.

Thanks for looking. Perry

[Jerry Todd]

FANTASTIC!!!!!FANTASTICFANTASTIC!

[John Olson]

I like the rounded shape of those boxes. They make you want to touch them. I would love to here how you did that.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Perry........Utterly beautiful.........

[Jim Ketron]

Beautiful Art
Nice job!
Jim

[Roger Barga]

beautiful work. I really like the glass insert and light. I too would be interested in hearing how you make the rounded profile on your boxes.

Cheers,
Roger

[Chuck Fischer]

True artistry; brilliant! I wish I could just master wood, here you master glass, copper and wood. My hat is off to you. Great Job.<O:p</O:p
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I second hearing how you round the boxes. <O:p</O:p
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Chuck

[John Miliunas]

Hmmmm...Let's see; Out of the three, I *might* be able to hack out the base for the lamp. Maybe. OK, probably not! :o Ditto to what the other guys have said! Beautiful work and your mixed media is balanced out wonderfully! :) Thanks for sharing! Now, if you'll excuse me while I go back to making toothpicks....! :cool:

[Joe Mioux]

All three are beautiful. The lamp is a work of art.
joe

[Jerry Olexa]

Perry OUTSTANDING work! AND you live in a great area of the mountains of western N. Carolina and home of the Biltmore! One of my favorite areas including the Blue Ridge Prkwy!

[Tyler Howell]

OOH La La!:cool:

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Perry!

[Ralph Morris]

Wow with all the stuff! I did like to know about the light how it was made if I can ask? I was thinking of building a floor lamp that goes over from the back of the sofa to the area of reading. I just didn't have the flintest idea how a lamp can be mounted on the arch of the wood....

[Michael Stafford]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting pictures that show what can be done by talented people. As we strive to achieve your level of work we will elevate the entire craft.

[Steve Beadle]

Aah! Something to aspire to! Keep on 'mixing'! I like it a lot!

[Shelley Bolster]

Totally awesome!

[Perry Holbrook]

Thanks for the comments. Now to answer a few questions. The glass tiles are made by melting 3 pieces of plain window glass together with colored glass powder between each layer. The "fusing" temp is 1500 F. Glass is a very technical art form, but the basics are pretty easy to teach.

The round sided boxes are really not that hard to do. The stock is dimensioned to size (3/4x3xL) with a 1/8 grove for the bottom, then mitered to size, clamped and glued together with baltic ply as the bottom. After the glue sets, the corners are slotted on the table saw and the splines glued in place. To get the shape, cut the edges off at a 45 on the band saw and then sand to final shape with an edge sander. (I have a 3HP Bridgewood with a 6x108 belt.) The top is a frame with the same basic approach. I use a Ryobi detail biscuit cutter to cut the slot in the top for the handle.

The copper work is a little harder to explain in a few sentences. I'll be glad to answer specific questions, via e-mail or PM.

Perry

[Jim Becker]

Thanks, Perry. I continue to be in awe of your work.

[Carole Valentine]

Absolutely beautiful work! I am particularly drawn to the lamp...it is a splendid work of art and I love the mix of different materials.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Perry, three more great pieces of work. I especially like the look of the first box. Nice job.

[Lou Morrissette]

beautiful work Perry! The use of mixed media is outstanding.

[Pete Lamberty]

These really look great Perry. I really like the lamp. Beautiful workmanship.

[Keith Christopher]

SO VERY VERY nice !