Hackberry & Hard maple vessel with finial

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

This vessel is Hackberry with a Hard Maple finial. This is only the second piece I've added a finial to. It's 13 1/4" tall to top of the finial.& 4" dia.
it's finished with white & black acrylic artist paints,India ink,varnish, & satin lacquer.
250770 critiques & comments welome.

[Harry Robinette]

Joe
You have done good very nice form and finish. The base IMHO might have used a little more rounding to give it a smaller base.But it is beautiful.

[Jim Burr]

Great job Joe!! Beautiful wood and the add-on's fit well in the overall mix.

[jwjerry w kowalski]

Joe,

That's outstanding looking, great looking finial and the overall effect is superb.

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty Joe. Finial and all fit well with the overall look.

[Roger Chandler]

Purrr-DEEE!!!

[Michelle Rich]

like the black ring & the location..and the shape to the finial..very nice vessel

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Sweet, Joe.
The black in the grain really adds interest to the whole form. Looks good with a finial, like it belongs there.
faust

[Dave Fritz]

Everything is balanced and easy on the eye. I esp. like the finial. It has a nice graceful flow. I personally tend to leave them a little thick so I admire your work a great deal.

Dave F.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Thanks, everyone for taking time to look & comment on my piece. As I said earlier this is only the second time I've added a finial to a piece. I got to say it's more time consuming to make a finial & get a good fit to the piece than I thought it would be. I had fun making the finial but I can see where I should do some practice finials before trying to fit one to a vessel again. I got a really good fit to this one but it sure took me awhile to get it.

[Peter Blair]

Fantastic Joe.

After seeing this piece I think you have been remiss in not doing more with finials.

I really like everything about it!!

[Baxter Smith]

Nice work on the finial Joe and I like the ring beneath it. The color contrast makes it quite striking overall!

[Kathy Marshall]

Beautiful piece Joe! I really like the black in the grain and the contrast between the form and the finial.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Thanks again to everyone for taking time to look & comment on this piece.
I have to say I was pleased with how well the Black India ink & Black & white acrylic paints worked together on this piece.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Joe
You have done good very nice form and finish. The base IMHO might have used a little more rounding to give it a smaller base.But it is beautiful.
Thanks Harry. I see what you say about the base from this photo. That said it's not as large as it looks in the photo. The bulb looks a little large in the photo too. The largest dia in the bulb is slightly over 3/4". I think it looks much larger than it is in the photo. Photography is a area that I really need to work on, but I'm not really that interested in.