Another segmented vase

[Mike Golka]

I’ve been away from the lathe for the past few weeks due to Dupuytrens-contracture surgery on my right hand. The surgery went well and I’m pretty much healed so the last couple days were spent working on this little vase. It's great to be back in the saddle again.:D 8” tall, 5.25” Dia. Cherry, black alowood, maple and padauk. It’s very similar to the last one I did but the rings of cherry are only ½” thick on this one.
Comments and critiques welcome.

[Steve Schlumpf]

I am impressed with the form Mike - love it! Great use color in your design! Really like the size and the way you highlighted the lip! Very nice work!

[tim mathis]

mike , the vase looks great and glad to hear you are doing alright now. tim .m.

[Richard Madison]

Very nice piece, Mike. Glad you are back in the saddle again!

[Jeff Mohr]

WOW! Gotta love that segmented work!

[David Newson]

That's a really nice vase,Mike, glad you are ok now after your surgery.

David
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[Bruce Pennell]

Great vases, good luck and quick recovery. Bruce

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is a beauty Mike. I like the form on it.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Wow, what a piece! I like the form and colors/design used. Glad to hear you're feeling better.

[Montgomery Scott]

Overall it is nice, but the curvature at the feature ring appears to be a little flat so it detracts from the overall form.

[Tom Sherman]

I like it Mike, looks very nice. Good to see you back on the horse.

[Mike Golka]

Thanks for all your kind words. I gave the vase to my neighbor who gave me the scraps of cherry and other types of wood. She works at a local cabinet shop and brought over a box of their scraps (my gold, free wood goooood!:D). She eemed to like it a lot. Hope it will encourage her to deliver more scraps.;)

[Bill Wyko]

Way to go Mike! Nice work.

[robert hainstock]

If I wasn't told that it was a turning, I would think it was a piece of SW pottery. Nice work. If you study pottery much, (and you should). Forms of differant Potters vary individually. I suppose in a perfect world that there is some exact shape that type vase should be, but then, where is the art?