The pieces will be part of a kitchen setup to be used by children. These boxes each have the name of the timber used to make them, as well as a simple carving showing the leaf and fruit of each tree:
After sending a sketch to Jim for approval, they were carved in shallow relief. This meant that there weren't any deep pockets in the carving that would be hard to clean properly. The veg and pasta are running or crawling along the top of the box, then jumping into the pot below.
Look out for the sunbathing broccoli, the parachuting pea and the tomato trying to 'ketchup'!
Jim has promised to send photos of the finished project and I'm really looking forward to seeing it all in place.
Are you hibernating?!!
ReplyDeleteNo, although I can understand why you are asking! I've just been incredibly busy moving into a new workshop, fitting a new kitchen at home and working on commissions, so haven't had time to write for a bit.
ReplyDeleteThere are a couple of very interesting things to write about that have happened in the meantime though, including one of my most interesting commissions to date. So don't worry, when I get a chance there are some new posts on their way. Right, I'd better stop typing and go and buy some plastering kit to redo the kitchen walls...
Yes, it's hard to find the time to actually write things up; I have a huge backlog of blog stuff, dating back a few years now...
ReplyDeleteNothing like a bit of plastering and sanding to eat up time and give you the impression that you've aged 100 years in the process - all that heavy white plaster dust in your hair, eyebrows and eyelashes!
Very true!
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