Spring Arrives (no. 16)

Size: 18"W x 3"D

Description: This is a bigleaf maple platter of highly figured wood accented with a light wash of metal-acid red dye to emphasize a sky-at-dawn effect. The inlaid rim is airbrushed with a light brown metal-acid dye. The tree is a stylized cherry tree of the Pacific Northwest created with an inlay of mineral crystals.

Materials: Highly figured and spalted bigleaf maple. Inlay of calcite mineral crystals and black mica with blossoms of white, pink and red dolomite and honey calcite. The finish is four coats of musical instrument lacquer.