Blue Sycamore Salad Bowl #578
Piece #578 – Sycamore – 11″ by 4″
Country Kitchen Collection
Sycamore Bowl with Yellow Calcite Inlay Rim #576
Piece #576 – Sycamore – 11″ by 3.5″
Faux Copper Vase #545
Piece #545 – Sycamore, Copper, Calcite – 5.5″ by 9.5″
This vase is made from sycamore, copper leaf and calcite crystals. The vase was turned on the lathe with a wall thickness of 3/8″. The ivy leaves and stems were cut about 1/8″ deep into the wood using a high speed dental drill. Once all of the wood inside the stems and leaves was removed the calcite crystal was inlaid, sanded and polished thru 4000 grit sandpaper. Next I removed all of the wood from the vase all around the stems and ivy down 1/16″ deep. This left the stems and leaves inlay 1/16″ proud (above) the entire surface of the vase. I sanded the vase to 180 grit. Using my Dremel and a carbide Steel, ball shaped bit I cut in the dimples on the surface of the vase around the stems and ivy. This is called stippling.
I then sealed the entire surface of the vase with dewaxed shellac and let that cure for a couple of days. Next I painted the stippled wood around the stems and ivy with flat black spray paint and let that cure overnight. On top of that I put down a coat of hard table varnish and let that dry several days.
Following the proper procedures I gilded the stippled surface around the stems and ivy leaves using copper leaf. See my YouTube video on the gilding process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKY2Rj1snJs
I let the copper leaf cure about a week. Next I caused the copper to tarnish using David Mark’s chemical technique leaving a colorful patina on the copper. After curing the copper leaf several days I applied 6 coats of Gloss Spray Lacquer covering the entire vase, stems, ivy and copper leaf all. Lastly I buffed the entire vase with tripoli and white diamond jewelers polish bringing it to a nice luster. Beeswax was then buffed on using a Beal polishing wheel on my lathe.
The separate base stand is a piece of oak burl. I carved it to look like tight, twisted, ivy vines. I then air brushed it with transparent latex paint. It also received the gloss spray on lacquer finish.
Monarchs and Dogwoods #540
Piece #540 – Ash & Calcite – 4.5″ by 8.5″
This is my intro to Multimedia 3D art. Composed of wood, stone, and acrylic paint. This piece has been in the works for about a year. The Monarch Butterfly near the top is made of yellow calcite crystals inlaid into the wood. The wood on the backside of the calcite was removed so the butterfly wings are transparent. The small Monarch below and to the right is made of wood and acrylic. It sets proud of the vase. The other Monarchs are relief carved and air brushed with acrylic paint. All of the Dogwood blossoms are relief carved and painted with acrylics. The base is a separate piece and supports and gives balance to the vase.
transparent calcite crystals
Red Dragon Fire #535
Piece #535 – Camphor & Calcite – 6″ by 10″ – $800
Red Dragon Fire is finally completed. I have been working on this piece off and on for over two years. It started out as a simple vase. However, it never seemed to want to be a simple vase. Sooooo, I put an inlaid Eastern Dragon on the simple vase. Not satisfied. Sooo, the flames were carved and air brushed onto the top. Still not satisfied. Ahhhhhh, the final touch – The base; a separate piece, carved then air brushed, then gold leaf applied. Now – Red DragonFire #535 is satisfied. Almost —- He is looking for a home.
Roger Dale Scott
Woodpops
Autumn Splendor #436
Piece #436 – Sycamore, Air Brushed – 15″ x 3″
Autumn Splendor is made on the wood lathe from a piece of specimen Sycamore. The tree blew down in the Spring storm of 2011 at Knoxville, TN. The shape was turned on the lath about 1″ thick at the base and about 5/8″ thick where the leaves start. The piece was sanded to 220 grit sealed with shellac. The leaves were then penciled in.
The next step was to cut the edges of the leaves around the outside of the rim. Then I made a relief cut around the inside edges of the leaves at the bottom of the bowl. Piercing the negative spaces between the leaves was next. Making the leaves 3 dimensional by relief carving the texture and veins make the look pop. Wood burning the veins with a razor tip completes the wood work.
The leaves were then sealed with a one lb. solution of dewaxed shellac. After curing, each leaf was individually masked with frisket. It was now ready to air brush.
Air brushing the leaves with transparent paint is the secret to realistic, vibrant color. On most leaves I lay down a base coat of yellow. It may vary in shade and amount depending on what color I want to end up with. Next comes the red, orange or green layered on lightly in the areas I want the heavier color. A red leaf has a base coat of pink instead of yellow. The same for the purple leaves. Once the leaf looks good I go back and add a touch of shading grey to create shadows. It is important to remember, “Less is More”.
After the paint cures for several days I apply no less than five coats of satin lacquer from a spray can. Two hours between coats so that I do not have to sand. The display stand is finished with gloss brushing lacquer.
Roger Dale Scott WoodPops
Blushing Butterflies #414
Piece #414 – Curly Camphor – Calcite Mineral – 8″ by 3.5″
This multifaceted bowl has it all! The piece starts at the top with a Calcite mineral beaded rim. Just below the rim is the delicate and quite intricate piercing. It is a repetitive pattern of butterflies wingtip to wingtip. The bowl is completed with a blending of rose colors airbrushed and faded into the base of the bowl. Dark shading gives the slight hint of the butterflies bodies.
Mineral Inlay Hummingbird Platter #394
Piece #394 – Steamed Beech, Dyed Calcite Crystals – 11.5″ by 2″
This steamed beech platter features a hummingbird drinking from a Hibiscus flower. The bird and flower inlay are about 1/4 inch deep. Minerals used were calcite, fushite, howlite and obsidian. The outside border is optical calcite with the inlay cut all the way through the wood so that light passes through the optical calcite. I have invested about 100 hours of my time in the piece. It has it’s own display stand.
