The first half of my wall decoration. The plan is to build a set of shelves to hold some of the other things I make. The second half will have two long timbers in the flanking sides of these two. I think I will opt for white wood shelves to contrast the dark tone of the toasted oak.
Another little turned creation. I love the little cute ones.
Turning is shaping wood on a lathe. It’s not very complicated but does require some tools recognition and a bit of control over them. I have been doing it for a couple of weeks now and definitely got addicted. Here are some of the things I’ve made so far.
I have been having so much fun working at the ACT wood craft guild and at the same time producing some fun wood creations. I have shard some of my items from the ‘introduction to wood working’ workshop earlier on this blog.
Since then I’ve participated in a furniture workshop in which I’ve built a small side table. I have learned that you can’t enclose wood as it needs space to move- that is expand when it needs to, so to carry out my design I had to learn parquetry. The piece in the middle of the table top, is glass. The difference in colour between the two images is due to the finishing touch which is coating. I would have a photo of the whole finished table when I get around to coating the legs.
The next post will be about my first steps with wood turning. stay tuned.
Some new knitwear Sold at Strathnairn shop:
Woodwork is a lot of fun but final products take a lot longer. A serving board and my attempt at pyrography:
And a mullet- I’ve made as a part of ‘introduction to woodworking’ course:
Starting a new craft – Woodwork
When I needed to name my blog I was deeply into pottery and anyone who saw me doing that was sure I will always be doing it. Yes, I love pottery. Still do. But I knew myself enough to know that hurdles along the way might end the love affair and I’ll move to a new medium. After all, I’ve done glass: stained glass, fused and slump glass, cast glass, moved to making beads and jewellery and I love working with glass. My blog then was ‘shyglass’. When I moved to clay (and that story is on this blog) the immediate thought was to name it ’shyclay’ but then I remembered the fate of the old ‘shyglass’ page so I decided on ‘Crafts’. This way I wouldn’t need to change my blog name every time I change my current material of choice. Because that is all it is. I still make beautiful things, just in a different medium. Ands it’s fun. So join me on my new trip working with wood.
My first adventure was carving a spoon and my second was building this box which is designed as a paper drawer. I’m working on a shelving unit to be my pottery display. Some of my earlier wood work is told in this blog.
When it’s cold, clay is not a fun material to play with. Wool on the other hand is comforting and warm. So that is my winter material of choice. Some of my new creations.
The little treasures I have put in the wood kiln with not much confidence but a lot of hope came out quite beautiful. For your judgment:
The annual event of wood firing is happening this month. Last weeks packing (the dwarfs among the giants are mine) and the fire in the kiln yesterday. The big reveal is next weekend. Stay tuned……
I will have stall at the new venture of the shop at the National Museum of Australia. Market day this Sunday 7th May from 9am – 2pm. Please come visit me if you are around. Some to the pots I will have there for sale.
The market will have lots of stalls, food, music and pop up fashion. Promises to be fun day.
I need to get my clay creations out of the house soon or I will drown in them. But until I manage that, I had to un-clutter my house, somehow. Hence, this beautiful wood shelving. Wood from Thor’s hammer, decorative brackets and some wood working resulted in this:
G. Shy Crafts 