Scott Hackler
08-09-2011, 10:33 PM
I got this idea in my head and since the "Beads of Courage" program is coming up at SWAT.... well I just had to do it.
The body of the pot is hackberry, the lid is cherry and the lady bugs are osage orange. I carved the body for the pedals and pyro'd for shadow lines. The lid / seed pod was pyro'd on the outside and textured on the back side with the decorating Elf tool. The lady bugs were turned as one piece and cut in half. I wasn't planning on using but one for the knob, but they turned out pretty good and so the other one got added! The lady bugs were painted with acrylic paint and sealed with lacquer.
Although it is very faint in the pictures, the body of the pot was air brushed with a slight green tint and the pedals with yellow.
Everything sealed with multiple coats of lacquer and Ren wax. 6 1/2" x 4" tall.
I hope this is as loved by a deserving child as the love that went into it. I really enjoyed making this piece!
Anyone that can, should make at least one pot for this program. These children experience too many bad days as they fight for thier lives from the evil that is cancer. If we can bring even one smile, this is worth it!
Thanks for looking and comment away!
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The body of the pot is hackberry, the lid is cherry and the lady bugs are osage orange. I carved the body for the pedals and pyro'd for shadow lines. The lid / seed pod was pyro'd on the outside and textured on the back side with the decorating Elf tool. The lady bugs were turned as one piece and cut in half. I wasn't planning on using but one for the knob, but they turned out pretty good and so the other one got added! The lady bugs were painted with acrylic paint and sealed with lacquer.
Although it is very faint in the pictures, the body of the pot was air brushed with a slight green tint and the pedals with yellow.
Everything sealed with multiple coats of lacquer and Ren wax. 6 1/2" x 4" tall.
I hope this is as loved by a deserving child as the love that went into it. I really enjoyed making this piece!
Anyone that can, should make at least one pot for this program. These children experience too many bad days as they fight for thier lives from the evil that is cancer. If we can bring even one smile, this is worth it!
Thanks for looking and comment away!
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