Beaded Cherry HF for Kathy Marshall

[Mike Cruz]

For the WTA swap, I turned Kathy a beaded cherry HF. I was waiting for her to receive it before posting pics of it. I think the dimensions are somewhere around 4.5" x 4.5", and the hole is 7/8", with 1/4" hand turned (no beading tools...yet) beads. C&C welcome!

[Tim Rinehart]

Wonderful work Mike, I'm sure Kathy will be very pleased. It's a good think DavidD isn't your swap partner...he would have nightmares that hornets would fly out of it!:eek:

[Josh Bowman]

Mike hand cutting those beads really makes it special. Kathy will really like this one for her collection.

[Mike Cruz]

Tim, that's hysterical! I didn't think about that... I mean, yeah, I thought of the bee hive thing, but I should have given Kathy something else, and just sent this to DD...he would have RUN from the package!!!! Hehehehe...

And thanks, Tim and Josh for the kind words.

[Bob Bergstrom]

Beautiful work on the beads Mike. Don't you just love the sanding time on those beads. I was at a critique talk by Allan Lacer and he said when he beaded the entire bowl he increased the width of the bead slightly as they transcended up the side. Gives another dimension to the piece. Thanks for sharing.

[Mike Cruz]

I might just try that, Bob...graduated bead size...I like that!

[Michelle Rich]

well you two have had fun..great two way share...

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Very nice, Mike. If we could get someone to Photoshop a hornet near the opening we could call it a "beeded" hollow form.
faust :)>

[Roger Chandler]

Beautiful piece Mike! Great job on the form and beading!

[Steve bellinger]

Mike i think you ought to do one more. Send it to Jeff Myroup and let him do his magic with his burners. like he did on that black widow, but with a bee.:)

[Mike Cruz]

Have at it, Faust! I think that would bee hysterical...

Thanks, Roger. I appreciate it.

[Mike Cruz]

Thanks, Michelle. It is great to share. Great feeling of giving, and great to add to my "turners" collection.

Steve, that'd be a cool accent!

[Kathy Marshall]

It really is a beautiful piece! Mike did an excellent job turning the beads, they are Very uniform and if I didn't know better I'd swear he used a beading tool. The finish is silky smooth and it just feels as good as it looks!
Thanks Mike!