wise words from 3000 years ago...

Wonderful piece Darrin

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

Dick Coers

I'm impressed with the piece, but a bit distracted by the bark and the cracks in the pith. Curious what your thought process was on leaving the bark?

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

Darrin hill

Wanted to look 3000 years old..

Was thinking of making the crack bigger, and adding a crack... And not filling them... And the bark was kinda a scruffiness look...

Wanted it to look old and beat up... Not like it was turned yesterday...

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

John Stegall

It looks like you achieved the effect you were seeking. I like the shape and the execution.

Thanks

Dick Coers

Now I understand, thanks.

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

Joe Fleming

Darrin, Like this piece. Question. O the second photo, it looks like the writing is covered by the bark. Is that intentional? Joe

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

Darrin hill

Yep..

So people are scratching their heads over the cracks and the bark..

I don't think every piece u make should come out all shiny and new. I'm a history fanatic, and a lot of my stuff will have their origins from a basic Greek or Egyptian or roman or something vase... But hen I'll add my own twist to it. The whole intention was to make it look like it had been in the ground for three thousand years... I actually wanted more, and bigger cracks, and not to polish it, and to abase the surface a bit... But my local group talked me out of it...

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Darrin hill

Does a perfect piece have to be 'perfect'?

imperfect perfection

Re: imperfect perfection

Dick Hines

Great piece Darrin

It's the contradiction that threw me

Dick Coers

The contradiction of the nicely sanded and finished surface, versus the flaws is what had me confused. I've used sandblasting, and wire brushing, and flat acrylic fixative when I play with an archeological dig look.

Re: imperfect perfection

Darrin hill

Hmm.. So maybe remove the buff and take a wire brush ahold of it? Hmm..

Just know one gallery who likes shiny... So I'm stuck..

Re: wise words from 3000 years ago...

john lucas

I agree that maybe it should have been "abused" more. It's too clean except for the bark and crack. If it had more marks it would appear older. You can't always listen to the round and brown crowd. You have to decide for yourself what works and go with it. I love the concept.

Re: imperfect perfection

John K Jordan

Some people distress for the aged look with chains, brushes, sand blasting, gravel, hammer, chemicals, stains, dirt, and heat gun or oven for drying. Old wood is also sometimes weathered grey or pretty darn dark!

Also I suspect something made from wood long ago might not have such a beautifully turned and unwarped profile and neat lettering!

I personally love the look and script though not that excited about the bark on the side. But I'd be proud to have it on my shelf.

JKJ