…a notion to revive a tradition
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 Woodturners have been making fruit for over a hundred years, but we don’t see much of it in the US. When we went to England, the turners made collections of fruit in different kinds of exotic wood scraps. That way, the bowl was like a memory palace for their work.
I’ve been experimenting with different color methods–fabric paint, fabric dye, acrylics, and milk paints. Here’s a snapshot of my progress so far. The pomegranate took a bit of carving, too.