tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post4177359033970243626..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Dead WoodLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-82821665165255446692009-05-01T11:36:00.000-04:002009-05-01T11:36:00.000-04:00Hi Cynthia, thanks, I too have a huge pile of drif...Hi Cynthia, thanks, I too have a huge pile of driftwood. I have been trying to use it up little by little, but the pile doesn't seem to go down.<br /><br />Would love to see those platters. Could they be functional if they only had oxides rubbed on them and no glaze? My bark sculptures have stains rubbed on them and no glaze, but they are just decorative, but I like the matt look of them and wouldn't mind doing some plates and bowls like that.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-4671116372407160752009-05-01T08:59:00.000-04:002009-05-01T08:59:00.000-04:00Very cool, Linda - I love the faux bois sculptures...Very cool, Linda - I love the faux bois sculptures - very organic looking. I used to collect drift wood when we lived in Maine - a stray piece would catch my attention and just beg to be kept.<br /><br />One of the potters at the Colorado Potters Guild brought some faux wood slab platters he made that were pretty cool. He didn't glaze in traditional sense - they just had oxides and such rubbed into them.cynthiahttp://coloradoartstudio.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-53330076335408667382009-04-30T13:24:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:24:00.000-04:00Hi Mary, thanks for stopping in. I think any trees...Hi Mary, thanks for stopping in. I think any trees, logs, branches or even bark are so beautiful. And the trees provide habitat for all the wild creatures. I love the sculptural quality of the wood and it is fun to make their likeness in clay.<br /><br />Hi Gary, thanks a lot.<br /><br />Hi Cindy, thanks, they are much nicer in person than on the screen. These are patterned after what would be seen after a forest fire. It might be nice if I can make some of the same shapes and show them as living to show the contrast between what a forest looks like while it is alive and then when it has burnt. I hate to see forests burn.<br /><br />Hi Donald, thanks for stopping in and for the link. I will definitely stop in to your group and have a look around. I had read about concrete faux bois years ago and was actually thinking of making some faux bois in concrete but never got around to it. Now that I am engrossed in clay, I guess that is the next best thing. I have an interesting bird bath made of concrete I will have to post here one of these days. It's kind of neat because I had the same bird bath at my last house and left it in the garden there and then I was lucky enough to find it again for this garden. See you soon.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-88060611192305824482009-04-30T12:51:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:51:00.000-04:00Sorry 'bout that. I didn't finish the URL for the...Sorry 'bout that. I didn't finish the URL for the discussion group...<br /><br />http://www.thegardenartforum.com/phpbb2/index.phpDonald R. Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404584176986737482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-20718299543737872442009-04-30T12:46:00.000-04:002009-04-30T12:46:00.000-04:00Beautiful work! And best of luck firing the thin ...Beautiful work! And best of luck firing the thin pieces as they are really interesting. Drop in on our art & craft discussion forum sometime. We have tons of info on cement-based Faux Bois there that you might find interesting and we'd love to see more of your work there sometime. www.Donald (aka; Tango)http://www.thegardenartforum.com/phpbb2/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-66804215950249291052009-04-30T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-30T11:48:00.000-04:00Wow, your wood looks so real!! I especially love t...Wow, your wood looks so real!! I especially love the black pieces. You live in a great area for the observation of Nature. I enjoy seeing your great images -Fun.cindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-32448962477017141652009-04-30T08:38:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:38:00.000-04:00oh, you made such beautiful things!oh, you made such beautiful things!Gary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113249576164428106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-30432730479533610662009-04-30T07:34:00.000-04:002009-04-30T07:34:00.000-04:00Linda, You make it interesting, dead wood. I don'...Linda, You make it interesting, dead wood. I don't may much attention to it. Seems like a shell of what was to me? I'd be interested in the living tree sculpture though hummmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com