I also produce smooth shiny bowls and platters, but enjoy exploring textures. This cracked & barky piece of Fastigata could well handle the abuse I dished out to it! Carved, burned, sandblasted. Danish oil. W. 360mm
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Jim Lowe
Key holders, designed for a hall table at front door, serve a useful purpose beyond their decorative one! Elm, sandblasted, stained, limed, iridescent paints, silver & brass inserts. W. 210mm
Key holders, designed to be placed on a hall table at the front door, serve a useful purpose beyond their decorative one! N.Z. Rimu, iridescent paints, lacquer. W. 180mm.
A decorative hollow form exploring the natural environment that the wood came from. Macrocarpa. Pumice, feathers, twigs, copper wire. Incised, stained, lacquer finish. H. 100mm.
I overlook the sea and these ever-changing colours every day. This piece captures some of that. Elm. Sandblasted, stained, limed, iridescent paints, driftwood, glass bead. Clear epoxy. H.180mm.
Reproduction of vessel used by Maori Tohunga to hold the spirits of gods or ancestors during ceremonies. 19,000 yr old Swamp Kauri, artificial fern, feathers, Paua shell. Turned, burned & sandblasted. 100mm high.
Reproduction of a vessel used by Maori Tohunga to hold the spirits of gods or ancestors during ceremonies. 19,000 yr old Swamp Kauri, Pounamu base, artificial fern, feathers, Paua shell. Turned, burned and sandblasted. 100mm high.