A Second Vase

[Old Joe]

So, this is another slightly modified Steve Good vase. It also is 5 layers thick rather than 3; the face piece and back are 1/4 " African padauk, the center 3/4" oak, with  2pieces of 1/4' birch sandwiched between the oak and padauk. The center has a test tube so as to have water for fresh flowers. I tried an experiment with filling the fretwork flower and leaves with Fimo clay and baked it. I'm undecided if I would use the Fimo again, but if I did I would add, and very lightly mix another color for the leaves to give them a more realistic look, which I did with the stems.

 

I entered this on the wrong forum page and can't seem to delete the whole post. I will re-enter on Bragging rights. Sorry for the confusion.

Edited May 30, 2016 by Old Joe

[amazingkevin]

I been there too it 's ok to mess up

 

So, this is another slightly modified Steve Good vase. It also is 5 layers thick rather than 3; the face piece and back are 1/4 " African padauk, the center 3/4" oak, with  2pieces of 1/4' birch sandwiched between the oak and padauk. The center has a test tube so as to have water for fresh flowers. I tried an experiment with filling the fretwork flower and leaves with Fimo clay and baked it. I'm undecided if I would use the Fimo again, but if I did I would add, and very lightly mix another color for the leaves to give them a more realistic look, which I did with the stems.

 

I entered this on the wrong forum page and can't seem to delete the whole post. I will re-enter on Bragging rights. Sorry for the confusion.