Janet M. McDonald - Author - Artist - New Zealand
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Wood TurningYes I am doing woodturning on a lathe. After doing pyrography on bowls and other wooden objects I found in second hand shops, I decided to make my own wooden objects to burn designs onto using my own Lathe!
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Recently I have been playing with some Spalted Taraire wood I carved the heart and turned the jewellery holder. The dark lines/patches in the wood are where spalting has happened. Spalting being the early stages of decay/mould in the wood. After shaping the wood I burnt thin lines over the spalting lines. Then I dyed the wood red. Once dry I sealed the surface with Danish oil. Then a couple of coats of poly spray. The jewellery holder is about 15cm tall and the heart about 6cm wide.
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I turned this platter on my lathe from Macrocarpa wood, 27cm (10 1/2 inch) wide. New Zealand is famous for its Manuka flower honey. So this platter depicts the Manuka flowers with a honeycomb behind it. The design is pyrography with gold metallic paint. All my designs are copyright.
I am a member of the South Auckland Woodturning Guild
They are very welcoming Guild.
They are very welcoming Guild.
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This bowl I also turned from Macrocarpa. I did the celtic circle with Pyrography.
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I burnt on two feathers and painted gold metallic paint to highlight. The wood is Macrocarpa and the bowl is 22cm wide.
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I began practicing making holes with my carving tools in the edge piece of a wooden bowl I had turned. The bowl edge had broken off as it had lots of cracks in it…. My creativity then jumped in fun with some pyrography and gold paint also.
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Wood turned Kauri plate above is 15cm wide. Pyrography, copper leaf, acrylic paint. Janet’s original design.
The koru (fern frond) in New Zealand Maori culture is a sign of new life and growth. In my design, the woven thread through the koru shows the life force of a person. The sections in the koru show life is an evolution of parts that have layers to each stage. The background is based on a kete (woven flax basket). It is believed that our knowledge learnt in life is stored in our own internal kete.
P.S. I did not actually turn this koru plate. I have been doing green turning and realized I had nothing dry to embellish. So I used this plate I was given a few years ago. It was turned by G.W.
The koru (fern frond) in New Zealand Maori culture is a sign of new life and growth. In my design, the woven thread through the koru shows the life force of a person. The sections in the koru show life is an evolution of parts that have layers to each stage. The background is based on a kete (woven flax basket). It is believed that our knowledge learnt in life is stored in our own internal kete.
P.S. I did not actually turn this koru plate. I have been doing green turning and realized I had nothing dry to embellish. So I used this plate I was given a few years ago. It was turned by G.W.
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This egg cup I turned, but I decided it looked more like a mini goblet. So I did this pyrography design onto it and added some copper leaf. 8.5cm tall.
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This toadstool house I turned in two pieces. Then I did the pyrography. The wood is still drying so it will be interesting to see if the house looks like it has been in an earthquake with cracks in a couple of months. I left the tenon on top and hollowed it into a birds nest. The inside I hollowed out to make a hidden treasure space. 24cm tall. Macrocarpa wood.
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After turning I did a Pyrography design I did is based on Japanese Sashiko Needlework. 15cm tall from I made a slideshow of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5NHTB7Pkxs
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Holes drilled with 1cm holes on sides. Painted and Pyrography. Threaded with cotton and with glass beads. 16cm wide, 8cm tall.
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A pincushion with side needle pillow. The stand I turned is 10cm tall. I designed and hand stitched the top and centre.
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The ring is made the same time the candle stand is from the same block of wood. The ring is not added after, it is a solid ring that can not be removed from the stand. The candle stand is 10cm high.
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Retro inspired box. My first box turned on the lathe with pyrography. 8cm tall.
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Acorn box is 8cm tall. Pyrography on lid and leaves. One leaf I cut out of wood and attached.
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