Properties & Qualities
Application
Architecture Art Furniture Jewellery Sculpture
Qualities
Textured / tactile Translucent
Colour
Natural wood colour Red glow
Sample Information
Date of Creation
March 31, 2022
Dimensions
Depends on source material
Process & Production
Green (fresh, moist) wood allows to turn so thin that the wood becomes translucent and flexible. It allows objects that would not be possible with dry wood. Ideal for lamp shades and light installations. See my other samples for concrete practical applications.
Credits
Craft Maker
Franz Josef Keilhofer
Photographer
Franz Josef Keilhofer
Other materials from this practitioner
Other Materials
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Screen printed wood, Waratah
Screenprinted birch 3mm plywood
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Sandblasting
Sandblasting on flashed and floatglass
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Sun Spot
Can be used to create sun-spot-like translucent wood objects.
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Glazing traditional Azulejo tiles
Inspiration by the local flora and to try something different with the tiles that we were given to glaze
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Prepearing moulds for lost wax kilncasting
Moulds for glass casting
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Open Vessel
Created to explore a traditional shape to be carved later by another participant of the residency.
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The colour index
A tool for creating colour combinations
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Laser cut and printed wood, invert
Laser cut and printed wood ‘invert’
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Relief composition #5
Experimenting with surface and texture