I am very proud (and happy) that my piece has been accepted into Creativity in Construction exhibition for the AAW Symposium in Pittsburgh.
Old Blue, at Camp.
The kettle was turned from Pear, giving to me by John Keeton, been meaning to tell him it was one of the nicest pieces of Pear l had the pleasure to turn, and l still have some left over. The base turned from Honduras Rosewood Burl, the handle from mild steel and the leaves from copper and brass. To form the leaves l used the process of chasing and repousse. To make the tools needed for the repousse I turned the shapes l needed from Pear. The kettles old knocked about enamel and sooty appearance as if used on a camp fire was achieved with an airbrush using acrylic paints. The color on the fall leaves was by the same process. The finish to the enamel section of the kettle was an acrylic gloss, the rest of the kettle and the leaves a matt acrylic and the base was buffed and finished with a microcrystalline wax.
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