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Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:36 pm
by Don Burt
This is a piece for an arched door in Tucson.
Image

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:35 pm
by Joyce Walters
Thank you so much for sharing, Don. Your work is always exquisite.
Joyce

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:12 am
by rosanna gusler
Wow

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:05 pm
by JestersBaubles
Absolutely stunning. Thanks for posting!

Dana W.

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:16 pm
by Barry Kaiser
Ditto, superb

Barry

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:49 pm
by Studiodunn
Tres magnifique!

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:18 pm
by Don Burt
Thanks all. I always appreciate the compliments from fellow artists. I don't know how the rest of you feel, but the rank of artistic endorphins is:

1 When you first hold the piece up to the light
2 When your artist peeps compliment a photograph of the piece
3 When the patron or customer likes it

Getting paid for it is somewhere down a few more numbers

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:49 am
by Morganica
I like the combination of light & feathery with the heavier Moorish influence. But the turtles are my favorite.

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:10 pm
by Barb R
Incredible...

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:01 am
by Bert Weiss
Does it come with a Monty Python guy knocking at the door saying, "I've come to take your turtles"?

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:39 pm
by Peter Angel
Sweet!

Did you make the frame?

Pete

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:52 pm
by Don Burt
Thanks Peter. Yes I made the frame.
Not sure what the appropriate response is to your question Bert. I'm weak on Monty Python.

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:57 pm
by bob proulx
What a nice job Don
Bob

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:25 pm
by MarkNotMarc
Don Burt wrote:Thanks Peter. Yes I made the frame.
Not sure what the appropriate response is to your question Bert. I'm weak on Monty Python.
You could say "Are all your pets named Eric?" tell me about your pet "half a bee" named Eric.

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:47 pm
by Tod
Don:
Wondrful, entertaining & inspiring design, quality work; basically what we so often see from you.
I also love the turtles: What whimsey and lightheartedness.
Is the frame strictly painted or is it also wood-burned?
Thanks for the pic - Tod

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:35 pm
by Don Burt
Thanks Todd. The frame is carved and painted with oil paints. It was cut from a basswood glued-up shelf/cutting board that you buy shrink-wrapped at Lowes. The glass went easy. The carving and the dark blue inlay was more challenging. The inlay dado was routed out with a cool little Veritas hand router. If you do something that's new to you and a pain in the butt, you at least have to get a new tool out of the deal.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.a ... at=1,41182

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:14 am
by Buttercup
So beautiful, Don. Especially love the delicate painting of the flowers. Jen

Re: Damascus, Arizona

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:17 pm
by twin vision glass
I absolutely love this piece. It has strength and is quite powerful in every way. Beautiful. Les