First ornaments for this year. I'm doing a demo Sunday on segmented plywood globes and different coloring techniques so I finished these today to show for the demo.

 

 

  

 

This one is a new technique for me. AAW magazine had a piece on marbling in the last issue and that's something I've wanted to try for a long time. There was a link in the article for a kit to get started and I ordered one to give it a try. This is the best one I've done and it was also the first. There won't be any pictures of the last few I've tried just like everything else, there is a learning curve.

 

 

Steve

Gorgeous pieces! 

 

I saw that article and thought it would be cool to do.

Only one word, BEAUTIFUL

2 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

"Brrrrr" months start tomorrow

it's about time...

 

2 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

First ornaments for this year.

awesome Steve...

next level 1st rate...

Grerat looking ornaments. Do you use an airbrush  for the color on the top ones?j

Those are sure pretty. 

Wonderful ornaments.  I like the swirl finish on them.

 

Dan

Man, those are really beautiful!

11 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

First ornaments for this year.

how come YOUR work makes me go BACK and LOOK at it AGAIN...

8 hours ago, Gerald said:

 Do you use an airbrush  for the color on the top ones?j

Thanks to all!!

 

Gerald, no airbrush. Those are dyed "inside out" mostly. After hollowing, dye is squirted in with an eye dropper. However it soaks through is what you get. After that the colors can be blended with a paper towel or dropped on the outside while spinning, or not spinning for that matter, speed makes a difference in effects. Also sometimes use a little mist spray bottle. It's all completely random, sometimes they are really pretty, sometimes not so much.

 

Steve

13 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

"Brrrrr" months start tomorrow

No need to rush things...

 

Beautiful ornaments. The colors and patterns are spectacular.

1 minute ago, Grandpadave52 said:

No need to rush things..

horse hockey...

5 hours ago, Stick486 said:

horse hockey...

In your case it would be frozen horse hockey preferred.

15 minutes ago, Gerald said:

In your case it would be frozen horse hockey preferred.

correct...

flatten them a bit before they freeze and after they freeze use them as hockey pucks...

11 hours ago, Stick486 said:

how come YOUR work makes me go BACK and LOOK at it AGAIN...

Funny... I did that too. Three times! Beautiful work.

John

Beautiful Steve.

Wow, Steve those are absolutely stunning

On 9/1/2018 at 6:48 PM, HARO50 said:

Funny... I did that too. Three times! Beautiful work.

John

OH   I thought you were talking about making horse pucky pucks in the cold.

 

Yeah, those are really gorgeous. 

Are they hollow?

2 hours ago, Cliff said:

Are they hollow?

They are, about 1/8" thick or so.

 

Steve