I have been trying to vary my substrates a bit. Mostly I use wood that I have gleaned from other places. When I worked at Pratt and Larson I would visit the workshop and gather cast offs from where they make the display boards for showing tile. At one time the company my husband worked for had wood samples in a variety of sizes which was fun to work on too. I still have some of that to work with but I was looking for something else that would make a great gift item.
I came across a great deal on Lazy Susan's recently and purchased a few - what a HOOT to work on! Literally having to think outside the box was a challenge! I traced and drew out several ideas on paper months ago... I didn't like any of them! So recently, I just decided to just go for it, do something on one of them. I loved working on the round surface because it spins! I disliked working on the round surface because it spins! I found ways to overcome and stop the spinning when necessary but embraced the versatility of the spinning surface, it made it easy to adjust hand positions and approach the subject from different angles to achieve different burn strokes.
Here I started off just sketching on the surface:
Next was to do the woodburning. I had to do this in stages over the course of several days. Perhaps it was the type of wood or the way it was cured, but it was tougher than birch to burn on.
Given that the subject matter was small and detailed, that probably made it take longer to work on as well. I had to do a little research on dogwood flowers to remember what they looked like and what the leaves looked like!
After adding some paint and then a little finish over the paint, I think it looks quite nice!
Looking forward to the next adventure!!
