The Boarded Chest V: The Start Of A Vision.
The journey you take as an artist or craftsman (or whatever your prefered nomenclature may be) always makes me think of the movie "Back To The Future," when Doc Brown explains alternate timelines to Marty. Different things effect the timeline creating alternate futures. Different influences at different times can push your work and growth in a thousand different ways. Your work is the sum of decisions and influences as they compile into your timeline of work. You keep grasping, and pulling towards something that feels most like YOU.
A slight change in the timeline, perhaps seeing Wendel Castle's work instead of Peter Follansbee's when you were ripe for inspiration, the outcome could be very different when it comes to executing YOUR work. The things you create that feel like they bubble up intrinsically as opposed to extra-corporeal pressures.The artistic equivalent of "The Butterfly Effect."
People say they love carving or turning, and I can do both, but I don't love them any more (or less) than I love cutting dovetails or flattening a board or sharpening a handsaw. I love these things for what they allow me to accomplish in a final product. This boarded chest project is the exclamation point on a recent body of work that has allowed me to solidify a vision to explore until I exhaust of it and find new fertile ground.
Simple pieces of furniture masquerading as something fancy and fantastic. Simple with a surprise.
So here are the final pics of the boarded chest I chose to name "Start Of A Vision."
If you want to see the collection of posts leading to this finished product, you can find them HERE.
Thank you.
Ratione et Passionis
Oldwolf
A slight change in the timeline, perhaps seeing Wendel Castle's work instead of Peter Follansbee's when you were ripe for inspiration, the outcome could be very different when it comes to executing YOUR work. The things you create that feel like they bubble up intrinsically as opposed to extra-corporeal pressures.The artistic equivalent of "The Butterfly Effect."
People say they love carving or turning, and I can do both, but I don't love them any more (or less) than I love cutting dovetails or flattening a board or sharpening a handsaw. I love these things for what they allow me to accomplish in a final product. This boarded chest project is the exclamation point on a recent body of work that has allowed me to solidify a vision to explore until I exhaust of it and find new fertile ground.
Simple pieces of furniture masquerading as something fancy and fantastic. Simple with a surprise.
So here are the final pics of the boarded chest I chose to name "Start Of A Vision."
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| You will notice the till lifts out from the body of the chest to reveal a false bottom and a hidden niche. |
If you want to see the collection of posts leading to this finished product, you can find them HERE.
Thank you.
Ratione et Passionis
Oldwolf
Very nice work.
ReplyDeleteDerek - I followed this build from the start and really like it. I have to admit to skepticism about the wallpapered inside, but it really is interesting. I have to say that I love the small details, like the shaping you did on the top of the uprights that house the inner removable box. Good stuff and thanks for posting and the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteMatt
Such an inspiring work. Love the paper especially. This chest is amazing . I have made 2 chests myself. This one tho..... Has a special quality that touches my creative side like few have before. Thank you for posting your process. Not just the build but the thoughts behind each step...how and why you chose that way to go. Appreciate your giving me that glimpse Sir.
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