It seems to me that Cindy Drozda’s work provides inspiration to many. When it comes to spinnin’ sticks, her finials and pedestals are the gold standard for me. I also think she does a top notch job on her DVD’s as well.
I was lucky to have a brief conversation with her at a gallery in Chicago and see her work up close. Her form and detail work are quite amazing. So, with that in mind I thought it was time to hone some skills and do some apprentice pieces. I chose her diminutive fabulous finial box as my project.
So here are the results of the first few. Of course a couple found a home in the shavings under my lathe. These are fun to do and are good skill builders. Each of these has flaws, but the eighth is definitely better than the first. I think my masculine sensibilities created onions that were too phat and lacked lift. I focused on this and got a better result on the last one I did. A couple hundred more and I may get it.
They are maple and walnut. The trim rings are coco, purpleheart and yellowheart.
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