Flourish: Pyro on a Plate

[Richard Jones]

Jim,

Gorgeous work. Very similar pattern to the ones I used years/eons ago for leather work, Al Stohlman era stuff.

Beautiful, wherever it came from.

[Len Mullin]

Jim, I like it as it is now, and personally I don't think that the underside needs any emblishments. What is your preference? You stated that you had no intention of doing any work to it, so, why now do you think it needs the extra work? Is it because your not satisfied with what you have now, or, is it because of what someone else may have said? Please yourself, you can't please everyone?
Len

[Marc Himes]

Wonderful work! I would like to see the grooves on either side of the pyrography be black. As for the bottom I agree that it would be nice to have something there as well. This pattern is really outstanding!

[Jim Underwood]

Thanks again for the compliments. They are encouraging.

This idea was inspired by a small photo of a carved platter that I saw in one of my carving books. See attached photos. I didn't really copy the design so much as I used the idea of a repeating pattern on a plate. The interweaving pattern repeats three times (an odd number seems to look better). Also I tried to incorporate the golden mean into the proportions and divisions of the plate. The pattern itself just grew out of several sketchings and erasures.

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I did carefully burn the edges right down into the bottom edges of the bead. It came out well I think.
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[Jim Underwood]

image-1254459193.jpgAnd here is evidence that I actually put thought into this before committing to burn. And that this is something I drew as opposed to copying something out of a book or from a pattern. The second photo shows attempts to draw something for the back side that is in keeping with the front. You may judge for yourself whether any of these do. As will I before I commit.
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[Eric Holmquist]

Beautiful design on the burning, reminds me of the sort of amazing engraving found on high end shotguns and heirloom tools

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Nice work Jim. I've only done a little bit of very basic burning so I can appreciate all the work you've put into this. Keep at them I'd like to see more.

[Jim Underwood]

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I worked on this for about 12 hrs yesterday. Still need to do some shading and touch up. But the majority of it is done. I did realize that the back took longer because there's approx ten more sq inches.

[Richard Madden]

Jim, you've done a terrific job! Glad you listened to Cynthia instead of your wife. You should be proud of this fine work.

[Jim Underwood]

I just realized I never posted final pictures of this... So I made some better pictures: