Colaboration piece........

[Barry Stratton]

.....I turn, my neighbor paints.

This one, #3, is a Box Elder wingy dingy with a wren and vine added. About 8" long, 6-ish wide and 1 1/2 deep. Finish is 2 coats sanding sealer, watercolors, then multiple coats rattle can lacquer.

Owner to be determined......

Comments/critiques/wisecracks appreciated.:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/bearfretworks/HPIM2557667x700.jpg

[curtis rosche]

is the red that isnt the vine also added? this peice looks awsomebut it seems like something is missing

[William Bachtel]

Very, Very nice, I like Wrens

[Bruce Pennell]

Great job to both of you....love the wood and the wren...Bruce

[robert hainstock]

Have you counted your fingers lately? Seriously nice piece.:D:D:D
Bob

[Richard Madison]

Pretty cool wingy dingy!

[Clara Koss]

what a quirky neat piece!!!! great atop a bar or an outside space!!!!

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is pretty cool buddy. I like the painting. Well done.

[Nathan Hawkes]

is the red that isnt the vine also added? this peice looks awsomebut it seems like something is missing


curtis, Boxelder gets a red fungal infection sometimes. Very nice piece, BTW. It reminds me of some watercolors that my grandmother did decades ago. Thanks for reminding me of her!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Barry - very nice colaboration! Really like the turning - great form and colors! The painting really turns the piece into art! Very nice work!

[Barry Stratton]

Thanks folks, these are fun to do!


is the red that isnt the vine also added? this peice looks awsomebut it seems like something is missing

Everything except the bird, vine, and charred ring around the outside of the bowl is naturally colored. Box Elder is known for its red heartwood (and the beetles...:D...........)

[lynn smith]

Awesome...............
Ive seen alot of great work on here done with Box elder.

[Toney Robertson]

Very nice.

Was the burnt ring added by you at the lathe or added post turning?

Toney

[Barry Stratton]

Very nice.

Was the burnt ring added by you at the lathe or added post turning?

Toney

Burnt ring was added on lathe, before power sanding.

THANKS for the kind words folks!

[Montgomery Scott]

I'll be the first with a wisecrack; you spelled collaboration incorrectly.

Nice piece. I used to like the streaked box elder until I experienced how easily the coloration fades in light.

[jeremy levine]

Really nice.