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Sky & Water I & II
Furnished content. (from Lumberjocks.com)
This is actually three projects with a similar theme. All are based on a graphic design done by Escher in 1938:Photo 1 – Sky & Water II – 14” x 21-1/2” walnut & basswood Photo 2 – Sky & Water I – 24” square walnut & basswood – carved in 1975 Photo 3 – Sky & Water I – 24” square poplar & walnut (reverse of above, unfinished) – 2015 Photo 4 – Sky & Water I – low angle view of #3 Photo 5 – #2 & #3 on the wall Photo 6 – Closeup of #3 – detail of central birds & fishThese are tessellations, designs in which figures fit together like tiling. The figures increase in relief and detail toward the top & bottom of each design. The figures were cut out and applied to the background before carving.
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posted at: 12:00am on 28-Feb-2019 path: /Woodworking | permalink
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