Lipstick

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I never turn anything with the pith in it.� Chances of survival is slim without cracking.� �

Mark...

You will think me mad -- as in crazy! -- perhaps I am, but here is what I immediately saw in my mind when I saw your form.

Perhaps it's because I'm about to create an "aubergine" dye for an NE vessel I'm working on.  

Nevertheless, in doing the research, I learned that the "aubergine" color is purple+brown.

So I recommend that you airbrush on some purple dye and create a finial that looks like the above stems.  

You could even do a little carving on the collar if you were so inclined. 

It's kind of like the form we know as a "seed pod", only bigger!  ...GG

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Crazy as is

Re: Mark...

Hmmm,

Eggplant, eh?  Perhaps some tomato sauce and Parm could help?

Don't have an air brush, but do have a mini hvlp gun that will do a tinted clear at 4psi.

Hmmmmm

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Nicely done, Mark! I like it. I think the tinting and pebble texture give the piece the look of pottery and allow the collar to really shine. I hear your criticisms. In this case, I think you're being overly critical of your work. Yes, the shape is a little squat and the collar may be a little too large. But, the overall effect is pleasing. I wouldn't be ashamed to have the piece in my living room or in the lobby of my office. 

Re: Mark...

I've had very good luck with TransTint.  It appears to be one of the more light-fast dyes. 

The Dr. Ph. Martin Bombay India inks are excellent too.  They are pigment based, and hence archival, and come in a wide assortment of transparent colors -- you can buy several different color wheels for a reasonable price. 

I bought the three TransTint primaries (red, blue, yellow) and black, and I can make any color.  (I make different browns for highlighting burl figure but keeping a basic wood color.)  The containers don't work well for measuring or neatness, so I transfer a small amount of each dye into its own small "needle" bottle, and that way I can get a precise drip and drip count with no mess.  Record your recipes for future use. ALWAYS wear nitrile gloves!  No way to keep it off your fingers, so cover them (and your clothes!).  I wear a turning smock under a shop apron when working with them.

Tinting

I was, in fact, considering tinting a layer of dewaxed shellac to play with some color.  I'm not a painter, preferring to let the wood speak for itself.  You suggestion is due consideration.  I have a shelf of TT dyes that I mostly use in epoxy.

Time to Play

[an Eggplant??]

when in doubt...

...make moussaka.  :-)

Learned

that eggplant, while used as a vegetable most everywhere, is actually botanically classed as a "fruit".

Now that Costco is selling ground lamb, moussaka is on the "to-make" list

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Globish? � As in a glob (no "ish" suffix needed)? � Or, "Globish" an alleged subset of the English language:� https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globish_(Nerrière)

Eggplant, which is neither a fruit or a vegetable, but just an inedible seed pod would be a good description.

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