"Ash & Ebony" - Re-do
I made this hollow form back a few years ago, and always thought the ash burl was so nicely figured. My problem was that I had added a walnut finial and pedestal, and in either of those, I did not have a suitable piece of walnut for them back at the time.
The pedestal and finial never looked right, so I have had this thing around and finally decided to re-do the pedestal and finial. I wanted a bold look, not a dainty, thin, or fragile finial/pedestal, so I replicated the form in both of them, and the ash burl sandwiched between the two stands out in nice contrast.
I will say that my photography skills are almost zilch, and it looks better balanced in person than in this pic, but I am not sure how to make it look like it does to my eyes. I think when I resized the image, it got a bit squatty, and the finial looks thicker than it does in person.
It will go to the gallery, and my wife said she thought it would show well. The pedestal and finial are ebonized, although I do have four pieces of ebony that came from a piano factory where they made the black keys, but they are reserved for another purpose. 5" wide shoulder, and 11" tall to tip of finial.
DSC_0761.jpg Comments always welcome
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