Rosemary Wright - Turned Wooden Bowls & Vases
Rosemary says:
"Taking a raw piece of wood, creating a design, working through the process to the end product is immensely exciting and stimulating. I hope to capture elements of the Japanese aesthetic achieving simple, elegant forms, sometimes adding small contrasting elements of colour, texture or burning.
ometimes, however, it is enough to allow more interesting wood to speak for itself.
After twenty years or more exploring form and design, I feel that I have now developed my own characteristic contemporary style.
My designs include square, rectangular as well as circular forms, exploring the contrast and interplay between curved surfaces and straight lines.
Occasionally I create vessel forms by reassembling deconstructed turnings, which allows me to escape the limitations in form imposed by the turning process whilst retaining pleasing elements of symmetry.
I also recycle offcuts and discarded works into decorative wall panel assemblages.
I use British or temperate hardwoods such as sycamore, oak and ash; sycamore for its smooth texture, ability to take fine detail and affinity for colour; oak and ash for their more rugged qualities and open grain that make them so suitable for scorching, bleaching, liming and texturing.
I also use reclaimed or recycled woods such as iroko, mahogany, saplele, teak and wenge.
My work is turned on a lathe and carved using chisels. After sanding to the desired finish, colour, bleach, texture or scorching may be applied to the work and, finally, a food safe drying oil or lacquer to protect the work rendering it functional as well as decorative."
Rosemary in her workshop, selecting wood for her next piece
Bud vases in Wenge, Honduran Walnut, Paduak (f to r) - £35 each including glass test tube, 15cm tall, finished in Danish wood oil
Click the pic for a larger view | Available to buy online or in person at Vitreus Art | Local delivery is free | National post is £10
Lidded pots in Hornbeam & Sycamore - £55 each, 11cm tall, finished in Danish wood oil
Click the pic for a larger view | Available to buy online or in person at Vitreus Art | Local delivery is free | National post is £10
