Textures

I wanted to add a few photos of my work that I made last semester that I didn't have decent photos of until now.  As I was going through the batches of pictures, I realized something I haven't totally realized before--I'm obsessed with mixing textures.

You can see this in my post about the seed/bulb type thing I posted about a few days ago, and in these two pieces as well:

[Weight of the Heart, Boxwood, Steel, Lye and Leather Dye, 2011]

[Calotropis Gigantea, Boxwood, Oxidized Sterling Silver, Leather Dye, 2011]

[close up of underside]

I am always drawn to contrasting textures, in the work of my own and others, as well as in nature in general.  It's very natural to get these different textures in wood, and I have a secret project that will be posted upon it's completion that will take these textures and translate them into metal. I haven't done very much direct metal carving (with the flexshaft that is) but I'm excited to try it out!