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Colored Platter With Gold Leaf, "Submarine Sunlight"

 

This decorative platter is about 10" in diameter. It is made of highly figured Big Leaf Maple that I colored selectively with aniline dyes. To diffuse the dyes into the wood, I sprayed the top surface with denatured alcohol, which partially dissolved the dyes and infused the various colors into each other. This design is based on a platter made by a world-class wood turner, Jimmy Clewes, from Yorkshire, England.

The center cavity is lined with 24-karat gold leaf. The underside has been left in its natural state, with a small cabachon of abalone inlayed into the foot.

The platter was then carefully finished with walnut oil and carnuba waxed and buffed to a low-gloss finish that leaves the lustre of the wood and the dyes highly visible.

Typically, I sell this kind of platter for $250.00. Please call me or email me if you would like to order a similar design, perhaps in a more highly figured wood or with different colors.

 

 

 

Print Only			With Mat and Frame
Print Size (W x H) Note 1	Price Note 2		Frame Size (W x H)	Price Note 3		Limited Edition? Note 4	To order framed or unframed prints of this image please call Andy Johnson-Laird at 503.274.0784 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Pacific time.
7" x 5"	$35		14" x 11"	$95		No
10" x 8"	$120		20" x 16"	$190		250
14" x 11"	$180		20" x 16 "	$250		100
18" x 13"	$240		26" x 20"	$315		100
24" x 16 "	$300		26" x 20"	$380		50