Dyed and textured Birch crotch platter

[Marc Himes]

I haven't posted anything in quite a while but have been working on some platters recently. This was from a birch crotch that I wanted to leave with wings and decided to embellish with some carving, some Dremel work and several layers of dye. It is about 15" long x 12" wide and 1/ 1/2" deep. C&C are welcome.




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[Steve Schlumpf]

Love everything about it Marc! Cool overall form, great carving (I like how the direction of the carved lines gives the piece a sense of motion) and the dye really makes the feather pop! Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[Steve Vaughan]

Wow! That's one fine piece right there! Love the carving/texturing and the effect of one beside the other. The blue is fine but this thing would have looked good in any color. Really cool!

[philip labre]

Love it, Marc! Great piece!

[Bob Bergstrom]

The is an awesome job. I think I went cross eyed the way I was drawn from one aspect to another. The colors and textures work so well together. Thanks for making my day with view such a fine piece of art.

[Jim Burr]

Dang Marc...Stay away more often!!! I'm pulling your leg...that is beautiful! Great texture, color mix in the bowl is well worth a "How'd ya do that?" Dye work really keeps the eye moving. Big high 5!

[Jeff Nicol]

Marc, When I first opened the thread the pictures looked like the platter had lightening running across it! It is just beautiful in many ways, I think you got all of it when you swung and hit this one out of the park!

Gives me the itch to do a cool platter,

Jeff

[Eric Holmquist]

Stunning, I love everything about it

[Scott Lux]

Funny thing, at first I didn't like it. That lasted about 1/2 second. Then it got interesting. It gets more interesting every time I look. Well done, excellent piece.

[Michelle Rich]

the center is wild..i envison an electrical storm on a hot sunny & blue skied afternoon

[Lionel Mercier]

I love the central fig and the texture too
a nice piece

[Marc Himes]

Thank you all for the very kind comments. I really like crotch wood in birch and blue is my favorite color. I lightly applied an orange/red dye over it in the textured and carved areas.

[Sid Matheny]

Nothing not to like about this one!


Sid

[Len Mullin]

Very nice, it sure catches ones eye.
Len

[John Beaver]

Marc, I keep coming back to look at this, so I figure I should comment. I don't usually care for these crotch pieces, but your carving, texturing and dying really make this one work. Beautiful job !!!!

[David DeCristoforo]

This has the feel of an old a bronze dish full of water. It's a great effect. Not immediately apparent that it is a piece of wood!

[Kathy Marshall]

Very cool Marc! The texture and dye on the rim looks great, but it's the center portion that really caught my eye. Definitely looks like there's a storm going on! Fabulous!

[Rich Aldrich]

Nice work Marc.

[Roger Chandler]

Really a nice touch with the texturing and dye.........made a real unusual piece....congrats!

[Baxter Smith]

The center is spectacular and the outside isn't half bad either! Great work!

[Marc Himes]

Thanks for the positive comments. It is fun to find shapes or patterns in wood that remind me of something else. My wife says it reminds her of a fish, but I see the water and weather too.