Martha Collins"My passion is to weave wood.........to create personal, unique, three-dimensional works of art with exotic hardwoods......."
Woodturner, Sequim
website: www.studiomarthacollins.com |
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Chevron Bracelet
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Earrings
Necklaces
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Bottle Stopper
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Artist Statement
My passion is to create unique, personal, one of a kind works of art with the natural colors and grains of sustainable hardwoods and maple veneer that has been dyed. The woods come from all over the world. Ebony, Zircote and Zebrawood from Africa, Boxwood and Satinwood from Indonesia, Chatke Viga and Cocobolo from South America, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Beech and Cherry from America. Next to these beautiful hardwoods is placed either natural wood veneer Wenge, Mahogany, or Narra or Maple veneer that has been dyed.
I have been exploring and enjoying this process for over 4 decades. It involves millwork, lamination, band saw slicing, re-orienting the material, re-laminating and lathe turning.
What inspires me is the different patterns that are created by changing the thickness of the laminated material, its orientation, and the use of color in the dyed veneer. The interplay of these elements is revealed and accentuated by lathe turning. The variations are endless.
A 2 inch diameter bowl can have 1000 pieces of wood in it.
My passion is to create unique, personal, one of a kind works of art with the natural colors and grains of sustainable hardwoods and maple veneer that has been dyed. The woods come from all over the world. Ebony, Zircote and Zebrawood from Africa, Boxwood and Satinwood from Indonesia, Chatke Viga and Cocobolo from South America, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Beech and Cherry from America. Next to these beautiful hardwoods is placed either natural wood veneer Wenge, Mahogany, or Narra or Maple veneer that has been dyed.
I have been exploring and enjoying this process for over 4 decades. It involves millwork, lamination, band saw slicing, re-orienting the material, re-laminating and lathe turning.
What inspires me is the different patterns that are created by changing the thickness of the laminated material, its orientation, and the use of color in the dyed veneer. The interplay of these elements is revealed and accentuated by lathe turning. The variations are endless.
A 2 inch diameter bowl can have 1000 pieces of wood in it.