Jade Carving while in Hawaii <Stands added and new pics, June 20>

[Sampson]

I wanted to do something a little different today and decided to make some stands for some of my recently completed Jade carvings.  All these stands are made out of local, self collected Maple burls that were left over pieces from other projects.  I also used some heavy guage single strand copper wire that i stripped the insulation off of and twisted upon itself to give more strength.  Overall i am pretty happy except for the big fish hook base which used 7 pieces of wire and they got a bit jumbled up when i twisted them together. 

I will be setting these up on my fiance's market table this weekend and i think the bases really add to the overall appeal of these pieces.  I also took the time to set up my lights and take some nice pics of the finished pieces and may list them on Etsy to see if there is any interest.  Whaddya think, good enough to sell yet?  Opinions and critique are greatly appreciated.

[minkos61]

Awesome work Mike you are a true artist my friend

Ernie

[mehoose]

Pretty darn nifty if you ask me. 

[asianfire]

Very inventive, thats for sure. At first I thought you took pictures up-side-down. 

The wire at the back is nicely reflected in the piece, showing just how well you did at the polish. 

[domdeslagons]

This is a great idea to display your work! Love it!

[Sampson]

Thanks everyone. It is fun to mix my woodworking , and jade carving together to make a unified piece of art.  Here are a few pics of a base i made last night for one of my carvings.

[Steve]

I really like your carvings and those bases add to their beauty.  I do have a suggestion though.................

In the group of three photo, the large elaborate fish hook in the center:  I think if you had continued the angle of the wooden slopes with the copper wire, this would add to the symmetry of the piece. 

Keep it up..................