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beauty in imperfection, CREATIVE FIXES IN WOODTURNING.
To fix or not to fix, that is the question! Is there beauty in imperfection? Are Creative Fixes in Woodturning acceptable? In spite of...
bridgedspeed
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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"African pots"
I believe that I am maturing as a woodturner, "coming of age" as it were, according to the terminology of a bygone age. Perhaps it is...
bridgedspeed
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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STREAM
Handturned, Ginko natural edge bowl with carving and painted frogs, heron, waterlilies, bulrushes titled "Stream of Consciousness".
bridgedspeed
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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adapt, dye, repeat!
Many years ago, a much loved and infinitely generous art teacher said, if you make a mess, repeat it in the piece so that it look as if...
bridgedspeed
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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DANDELION PROGRESS
Progress with wood piercing and the perception of excellence.
bridgedspeed
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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PRACTICING!!!
So, I took part in the wood piercing workshop last weekend and whizzed home all fired up to create beautiful things, only to find that it...
bridgedspeed
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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woodpiercing 101
My first attempts at woodpiercing and airbrushing.
bridgedspeed
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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CONTINUED thoughts:)
Following last weeks post on "What is Art" that lightly touched on Architecture, this week I had the pleasure of watching a video on...
bridgedspeed
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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What is Art?
Some searching on the subject elicited this definition; "The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination". That...
bridgedspeed
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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MORE ZEBRA THOUGHTS
THE AMUSING MUSINGS OF AN ARTISTIC ZEBRA More info, I am a retired scientist who has morphed into a creative person and have a fairly...
bridgedspeed
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Ahead of The Herd!
Zeliah the artistic zebra.
bridgedspeed
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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