Ash Woodturned Decorated Clock

I made this clock out of a piece of ash that I cut up and dried. I was going to use it for a platter but when it dried it had a large knot that split in the centre so was no good for a platter. I saw a design opportunity and having some clock inserts my mind was made up.

The shape was turned and then decorated using jo sonjas iridescent paints. I then used a proxxon motorised carver with the ‘v’ cutter in it to remove parts of the decorated area. Several coats of lacquer were then applied and a hook fixed to the back for hanging on a wall.

Artist: Gary Brown