Janet M. McDonald - Artist - New Zealand

Janet turns these artwork on her own lathe
and then embishes them with her own original designs. 
To purchase any of the artwork. Please email Janet for details. ​Artwork can be posted internationally.
jmd@slingshot.co.nz
I turned this Silky Oak wood. (aka Beefy Wood). Barbed wire pyrography with copper metallic paint. Adorned with metal bull skulls. 19cm wide 10cm tall.

This bowl i turned from Rimu wood and then hand painted the design onto. 

This bowl i turned from mahogany and then designed and hand burnt the designs of the hedgehogs etc on the bowl. The small dish is turned from pine which i hand dyed and then burnt the design on. Alo the bangle I turned and burnt in Mahogany.

This pen holder I made with an antique glass florist frog inserted into my woodturning. The whole object is 13cm wide, 5cm tall. I made this for my son Liam Davies
My pyrography design is based on Maori culture:
1. The Korus (fern fronds) represent a mother and child.
2. The band around the edge of the koru (fern fronds) shows groupings of 3 lines. These 3 lines represent Whanau (family), Hapu (sub-tribe) and Iwi (tribe).
3. The small dots represent the stars in the sky and the large dots represent the Southern Cross constellation.
Did you know that the territory of New Zealand is made up of over 600 islands?
I turned this bowl with a steep volcanic shape inside. My pyrography shows some of the Islands (fern fronds) that make up the New Zealand territory and the Southern Cross Constellation that sits above those Islands. The outside if the bowl shows the seas that sit around those Islands. The bowl is 19cm wide and turned from Macrocarpa wood.
 Celtic Clock I turned on my lathe and did pyrography on. 13cm wide and 5cm thick. Macrocarpa wood.
​I turned this Rimu bowl below on my lathe and then did pyrography with a New Zealand theme. Fern fronds (koru), woven flax basket and the sea depicting a Nation of Islands. The bowl is 22cm wide.
I turned this bowl and designed the pattern of pansies sitting in a basket. I carved out the upper edges with my rotary tool and did the pyrography. Macrocarpa wood. 16cm wide and 10cm tall.
​Photos: turning, rotary carving, pyrography, watercolor painting.This dish is 19cm wide.wax.
Process: turning, rotary carving, pyrography, watercolor painting....I turned the dish on my lathe.17cm wide.
I turned this platter on my lathe from Macrocarpa wood. 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. 27cm (10 1/2 inch) wide. All my designs are copyright.
I recycled this hand turned wooden bowl after falling in love with the grain and knew I had to do pyrography on it. So the Zentangle fits into the 3 main areas of the wood grain shading. 27 cm wide (10 1/2 inches)
My turned Silky Oak bowl that had bug runs in it. I drilled some holes and copper wired it. 21cm wide 10cm tall.
To purchase any of the artwork.
Please email Janet for details.
​Artwork can be posted internationally.
jmd@slingshot.co.nz
My Dad turned this macrocarpa platter 25 years ago. So I skimmed it clean on my lathe and burnt the Koru and silver fern pyrography design on it. 27cm (10 1/2 inch) wide. All my designs are copyright.
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. We are an Island Nation so water surrounds our beauty.
Wood turned Kauri plate 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.
Also see woodturning on my Pyrography page 
To purchase any of the artwork.
Please email Janet for details.
​Artwork can be posted internationally.
jmd@slingshot.co.nz