A couple new pieces

[Eric Holmquist]

Sweet Gum Bowl - An experiment with a new piercing tool that seems to be working out. Around 6" (15cm) across. Finished with EM6000 waterborne lacquer over Bush Oil.

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Poplar Hollow Form Vase - The second of my experiments with the Chris Pytlik dye technique. My deepest hollow form yet, just over 8" (20cm) deep. Finished with EM6000 waterborne lacquer.

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[Roger Chandler]

Very nice Eric............super bowl with the piercing..........the hollow form is nice as well.........interesting application of the dye.........nice experiments!

[charlie knighton]

very nice, Eric, i like both pieces

[Jim Burr]

Wish there was a C&C request in there. To chime in...nice work!

[Eric Holmquist]

Wish there was a C&C request in there. To chime in...nice work!

C&C is always welcome!

[Donny Lawson]

Great pieces. I love the piercing in the bowl. It would not be good for soup though.lol

[Bernie Weishapl]

Both of those are really nice.

[John Keeton]

Eric, the bowl is very well done!! Nice work on the piercing. While the form on the vase is quite different from what is normally seen, you sure gave life to that poplar with the color!

[Bill Hensley]

Very nice on both. Is the piercing design like a variation of yin yang? Need to see it straight down to better appreciate the design.

[Eric Holmquist]

Thanks everyone

John, I am quite new to hollow forms, and am just experimenting with various shapes and depths. For now, I'm doing them in spindle orientation making them taller than wide. Eventually I will start to experiment with side grain orientation and try out the wider than tall forms.

Bill, yes the piercing design is a variation of yin yang, with the two halves pulled apart and their tails wrapped around the center. When I get a chance, I'll take a photo from a different angle.

Donny, maybe it's a colander...

[Jenny Trice]

Beautiful! I really like that pierced bowl. What kind of piercing tool are you using? Are you doing it on the lathe or off? Nice!

[Michelle Rich]

the SG bowl is super..very pleasing design

[Eric Holmquist]

Bill, here is a shot of the bottom so you can see how the tails of the yin yang forms intertwine

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Jenny, I pierced this off the lathe with a cheap dental handpiece off of eBay. The handpiece plus the hose with the special fitting for the handpiece cost $35. I like my NSK Presto better, but this was an experiment to see if folks can get an inexpensive piercing rig to try it out rather than spend $350 for a top end tool.

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[John Keeton]

Now, that pic really shows it off!! Nice!

[Steve Schlumpf]

I really like the bowl! Great job on the piercing!

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice bowl! The piercing design is very appealing to me!

[Ken Glass]

Eric,
I like them both. The bowl is superb and I love the piercing design. Very cool.

[Bill Hensley]

Thanks Eric, that's much better. The bowl is exceptional, beautiful work!

[Scott Lux]

Wow and Wow. I like both a lot. I favor the bowl, but both great. I love the simplicity of the vase though.