by PAT & KAREN Miller
Artwork Description
"Bessemer's Vat"2024
8.5 x 9.0 x 5.75inchesUSD$ 1250.0
To start with I wanted to make an open vase shape that did not have a bottom on which to sit and had a textured and decorated interior. As I continued I was reminded of some older English foundry vessels used in the production of steel which led to the interior design and eventually a name. As often as not this is how my work evolves. I quite enjoy these journeys as they help me take my ideas and abilities into materials and components mixed liberally with the accumulated wisdom and words of all that has come before. An amazing tool this internet thing... I turned the vessel from Black Walnut, one of my favorite timbers to work. I used power carving tools, pyrography and my favorite colorants, graphite and Gilders Paste to combine elements of precise manufacturing and the ravages of use and time. The support structure involved planing some walnut into thin pieces that could be steam bent and assembled into that very industrial of shapes, the I-beam. Again precision mixed with deterioration and decay. I purposely chose not to permanently fasten the vessel to the structure. Industry is steeped in motion...8-1/2" x 9" x 5-3/4" Thank you for looking! To start with I wanted to make an open vase shape that did not have a bottom on which to sit and had a textured and decorated interior. As I continued I was reminded of some older English foundry vessels used in the production of steel which led to the interior design and eventually a name. As often as not this is how my work evolves. I quite enjoy these journeys as they help me take my ideas and abilities into materials and components mixed liberally with the accumulated wisdom and words of all that has come before. An amazing tool this internet thing... I turned the vessel from Black Walnut, one of my favorite timbers to work. I used power carving tools, pyrography and my favorite colorants, graphite and Gilders Paste to combine elements of precise manufacturing and the ravages of use and time. The support structure involved planing some walnut into thin pieces that could be steam bent and assembled into that very industrial of shapes, the I-beam. Again precision mixed with deterioration and decay. I purposely chose not to permanently fasten the vessel to the structure. Industry is steeped in motion...8-1/2" x 9" x 5-3/4" Thank you for looking!
Artwork Details
Medium: Sculpture Wood
Genre: Abstract