Diary of templates work from last week, bearing in mind translation onto wood veneers. Centre top is interesting, I found the funny in the shapes. I got into trouble with the bottom left and ended up with a lot of grey, but it worked out fine.
It occurred to me that shapes reminiscent of stringed instruments predominate. This may be no coincidence as my brother qualified as a luthier in the early 1980s. He made, by hand, violins and guitars. Their parts hung on his workshop wall waiting to be assembled. I was fascinated by them and felt they would get into my art somehow, but didn’t see a way back then. He made me an Appalachian dulcimer for Christmas one year, and its box - both still treasured possessions. He also mended my cello (named Bartholomew) which was knocked over by the dog one day, breaking its neck. I was distraught at the time, but it still works perfectly to this day - unfortunately, I am rubbish at playing it, but I still love it
The loft still has a large area dedicated to guitar bodies and banjo parts and other unidentified pieces he made. I have some brass templates he cut for F holes in violins which I must dig out to add to the templates diary. Perhaps his work originated my interest in wood veneers, too.
The loft still has a large area dedicated to guitar bodies and banjo parts and other unidentified pieces he made. I have some brass templates he cut for F holes in violins which I must dig out to add to the templates diary. Perhaps his work originated my interest in wood veneers, too.
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