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thomasj7676 — Caligraphic Cork
Published: 2008-03-23 10:31:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 337; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 5
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Cork enamel: opague "Marigold yellow" glass & glass threads over copper dome - 7/8" (22mm).Wood: ebony (African blackwood?). The top is end-grain.
Ebony is very hard to photograph effectively. The design was originally an oriental character but the threads rolled around in the kiln. A few specs of other glass dot the surface - probably from doing backing enamel on another piece at the same time - a definite no-no.
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The black-yellow-white combination is most thrilling.
Keep up the good work!
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Hey, thanks. The ebony seems to go well with any color
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I love the accidents-that-still-work-out sort of thing.
where does one get ebony to work with?
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Most of what I do is a series of disasters leading to a result. I got my piece of ebony from the scrap bin of a fancy wood store. They sell the smallest scraps to wood turners for making pens. In this case, I bought a rather large piece (50cm/50cm/ 300cm) & sliced the cork top off like a sausage.
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even though it warped it still looks really cool...what do you do w/ all your corks?...do people use them for wine bottles?
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Thanks. I haven't the fainst idea what I'll do with all the corks, I just make them, but they almost all are sized for wine bottles. I'm compulsive & probablely not entirely compus mentus.
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lol...well i think you could sell them as fansy wine corks...but i'm not sure who would go for it cuz usually you just can reuse the cork that originally came w/ the wine...but they would look cool in fancy colored glass bottles...for decoration
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