Playing with Dye and Firewood #2

[Cathy Schaewe]

This piece is also red oak from the firewood pile, although the finial is walnut. Dyed with blue/black, blue and blue/turquoise. It's 5 3/4" tall and 6" wide. I tried to get the little blue part of the lid to look like the piece, as well as the bulb on the finial. I failed miserably on the bulb, and really didn't care for the way the lid looks, but for only my third finial and second lid, I guess it'll do.

Again, let me know what you think.

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[Roger Chandler]

That one is fine, fine, fine! Real nice work here, Cathy...........I like the color, your finial is nice and it fits the form. Just really nice work!

[Jim Burr]

I can't think of one part of this that isn't nice work Cathy....except the lack of pic's. I like to see the bottom of pieces since that's my weak spot. Again...very well done!

[Pete Jordan]

I really like it Cathy! You are gifted!

[Michael James]

WOW #2.... I like that style of finial. I can't see the color difference on the bulb so it looks pretty good from here. I like this one too!
mj

[Wally Dickerman]

Not wild about the color but the piece is very well done. The finial is different and I like it.

Wally

[John Keeton]

Cathy, this one is very distinctive looking - very different from your previous work - and, very well done! The finial appears all black in the pic - at least to my aging eyes - and I think I would prefer that on this piece. The blue on the lid is probably enough replication. I like the finial style, too, BTW!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Cathy that is another wonderful piece. I do like the finial on this one.

[Harry Robinette]

Cathy
Really nice shape, love the finial, don't care for the color but the work is really nice.Keep up the great work.
Harry

[David E Keller]

Another winner from my point of view. The lid and finial have a bit of a Jetsons feel which I like. Nicely done.

[Mark Hix]

I wish my "serious" looked like your "playing". I like it!

[Cathy Schaewe]

Cathy, this one is very distinctive looking - very different from your previous work - and, very well done! The finial appears all black in the pic - at least to my aging eyes - and I think I would prefer that on this piece. The blue on the lid is probably enough replication. I like the finial style, too, BTW!
I wasn't clear - the finial is all black. I meant that I was trying to replicate the shape of the HF with the bulb.
Yes, I'm trying to do different!

[Scott Hackler]

Very nice Cathy. I like it a lot. The color and contrast works very well. The finial is nicely sized for the form and has a Keith Burns influence. Great job, now how about some better photos!! :)

[Richard Madden]

I think you did a great job! I like everything about it.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Very nice Cathy. I like it a lot. The color and contrast works very well. The finial is nicely sized for the form and has a Keith Burns influence. Great job, now how about some better photos!! :)

Me and my camera are fighting! I'm working on it ...

Thanks all for the positive reinforcement -

[Steve Schlumpf]

I do like the form and again, nice work on the dye! Interesting finial/lid combo - I do like your use of color to tie things together!

If I could make one suggestion on your photos - that would be to lower the camera's viewpoint to slightly above a profile shot. When you raise the camera up to show the top of the turning - you lose all sense of form because it distorts.

[Brian Effinger]

Cool blue. :) I like the color, form, lid and Burns-esque finial. The only thing I'd like is to have the grain stand out more. Maybe a black grain filler, or just a coat of black dye first? I'm just glad it didn't become firewood.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Cool blue. :) I like the color, form, lid and Burns-esque finial. The only thing I'd like is to have the grain stand out more. Maybe a black grain filler, or just a coat of black dye first? I'm just glad it didn't become firewood.

I actually did a blue-black coat first. The grain stands out just a hair more in reality than it does in the pic.

[Baxter Smith]

I like it and the finial. Agree on more of a profile shot but looks good from here.

[Jon Nuckles]

I like it, especially the finial. Hard to believe you haven't done more of these!

[Dan Forman]

Kudos again, I like the lid and finial, not as wild about the blue as the red, but it's growing on me.

Dan

[Donny Lawson]

Cathy, you do great work. I like your design. It all flows very well together.

[Tony De Masi]

Another nice one Cathy. Not too fond of the color but the turning itself is very well done.