Blue Dragon

[FrankEV]

My lady had found an Image of an embroidery Blue Dragon a while ago that she really liked and had asked me several times in the past if I could make a cutting from it.  The image was not suitable to make a fret type pattern previously, but I felt I was now able to make a segmented pattern that would work.  However, the resulting pattern I developed is made up of a LOT of very small pieces that was a PITA to re-assemble.

I use a piece of clear knot free ¾” x 10” Premium Pine to cut the pattern from using Pegas #1 MGT R blades.  The Piece is approximatele 8" x 10" and again, Intarsia techniques were used to sculpture the work.

This project was also an experiment using water-based color dye to color the wood the blue and black needed.  Dying the wood is easy but very sloppy and took forever to dry.  The White highlights were done with diluted acrylic paint that when applied immediately dissolved the blue turning the White to a light Blue.  The water-based dye also raised the grain that was hard to deal with because the pieces were so small.  In the photo this looks like dust but it is the light reflecting off the textured surface.

The backer is 1/8” thick BB ply with edges painted Black.  The assembled piece was protected with multiple coats of Clear Gloss Acrylic Finish spray.

My lady is happy (and you know what that means) with it and it will be hung in our home.

 

Comments and critiques always welcome.

Edited 15 hours ago by FrankEV
Replaced pic to show how it should be hung

[munzieb]

Your work is really impressive. The gradiant colors make it really stand out!

[barb.j.enders]

Wow Frank.  That is beautiful.

[daveww1]

awesome job

[TAIrving]

Wow Frank - great job!  Congrats to your lady for the idea.  And congrats to you for doing it.  The colors are great.  The cutting and assembly are great.  Just one question; what did you use for the eye?  

[FrankEV]

13 minutes ago, TAIrving said:

... what did you use for the eye?  

Nothing fancy, just Orangy/Yellow Acrylic paint.

[Scrappile]

That is a stunning piece to say the least.  I agree the coloring is really impressive.

[rjweb]

Frank, that's a beautiful piece, painting excellent, RJ

[MarieC]

Wow Frank, that is really amazing!  I bet is was a pain to put all those small pieces together.  I would have been searching for them on the floor.

[Peter N White]

Impressive job well done and a few brownie points by the sound of it.