Just for fun

[Peter Blair]

There was a dark line on the wood when I started turning it which turned out to be a bark inclusion that in ran past the center. Once discovered I nearly tossed it in the burn pile. It was sitting on my bench when I thought what the heck this is a good piece to have fun with. The leather stitching is not holding anything together it is just decoration. The Bandaid is pyrography on a crack that developed when I left the piece sitting on my bench. I titled the piece "Owie".

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The next piece is a first for me. I decided I wanted to to a collaboration with Mother Nature and took a couple of branches from a small decorative Maple tree in our back yard, glued them to the vase then added pyro flowers and humming birds.

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Hope they make you smile.

[Patrick Morris IV]

Really like the imagination and vision.
Pat

[Bill Carey]

did indeed make me smile Pete - I really like the Owie - very creative.

[Dave Mount]

Both are very fun and well executed. Little makes me as aware of my own lack of creativity as seeing what you and others come up with. Well done.

Dave

[Thomas Wilson80]

Love them! You're a great artist. What do you use for the color around the pyrography?
Tom

[Tim Elett]

Very cool, I haven't seen the branch on a bowl, or a band aid!

[tom lucas]

Neat! I love them both. Do you think the tree branches will stay once they are fully dried out, or will they crumble?

[Mel Fulks]

You are onto something good ! Like the band-aid,there is something charming about seeing a real object and knowing ...it’s fake. Kinda like
an exceptionally beautiful “girl-a-kin”. So many drawn hummingbirds are too fat, yours is just right . But could be greener.

[Peter Blair]

Neat! I love them both. Do you think the tree branches will stay once they are fully dried out, or will they crumble?

tom I have no idea . . . I do know that they will remain where they are glued but in some places they stand off a bit?

[Peter Blair]

Thomas, the color of the flowers was added with water-colour pencils and the iridescent color on the Hummers is Jo-Sonia Iridescent red and green.

[Peter Blair]

Hey Mel. Thanks for the comments. The Jo-Sonia iridescent paint really only shows up well on black. The hummers are slightly green all over and iridescent on the head and red on the throat. Shows up a little better in person. This is one of those times that I wish I were a better photographer!

[tom lucas]

Depending on the look you are after, if you pre-coat the painted areas with gesso (clear recommended), then water colors will be brilliant and "solid". It will also greatly control grain-bleed. It's an amazing difference. I do like the pastel, semi-transparent effects on this piece though. Gives it a more subtle appearance, and the burning is quite effective at controlling grain-bleed too. Gesso would probably work well under the iridescents, and have a similar effect.

[Peter Blair]

Thanks Tom all great ideas. I was intent on keeping the colors on this piece a little 'muted' but I sure will consider these suggestions as I move to my next piece.

[tom lucas]

Thanks Tom all great ideas. I was intent on keeping the colors on this piece a little 'muted' but I sure will consider these suggestions as I move to my next piece.

Here is water color pencils over Gesso. The dark brown is pyrography.
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[Peter Blair]

Looks pretty neat. Thanks for the idea!