This is the end of a pecky cypress log, sliced to 2 inches and very rough.
And here is the finished sculpture, with a metal base from my friend Mack.
These were quite the visual challenge.
The left one was turned into a lazy susan.
The right one made into a large appetizer platter. Sure these are not sculptures, but then the brain went this way instead.
Back to cypress sculptures:
This cypress piece I found half buried. After the first power wash, it was ready for sanding.
And here is the final 60" sculpture with a metal base.
Pecky cypress round sculpture #2
Pecky cypress round sculpture #3
Pecky cypress round sculpture #4
40" rectangular pecky cypress sculpture #5
And here they are, all dressed and ready for the ball.
When I started doing sculptures, I found that I needed to have an artistic metal person to work with for my bases and other metal needs. Luckily I found Mack Corley who runs Mack Metal Art in Panama City. He did the above bases, a real boring and simple job for an artist like Mack, who does great metal art work for houses - gates, railings, wall mounts, table bases, etc.
Here is my friend Mack with an idea for a plant bracket and table bases in his truck.
And finally, here is the latest cypress sculpture from the end piece of a pecky log. This one is 4" thick and I refer to is as the "boss hog." I reclaimed this from the bottom of a stack of lumber, being used as a spacer.
Well, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed another tour of Mother Nature's reclaimed treasures. Here's an idea: if you have an old favorite tree that has passed away and would like to keep some of it as a memory, why not have your local tree man cut some to make a table top, stump table, stool, or a sculpture. Then it can live forever.
Remember: "Around each corner lies a new adventure."
John "Gabby" Gabrielson
Natural Creations
Miramar Beach, Florida
johngabrielson5@gmail.com
The right one made into a large appetizer platter. Sure these are not sculptures, but then the brain went this way instead.
Back to cypress sculptures:
This cypress piece I found half buried. After the first power wash, it was ready for sanding.
And here is the final 60" sculpture with a metal base.
Pecky cypress round sculpture #1
Pecky cypress round sculpture #3
Pecky cypress round sculpture #4
40" rectangular pecky cypress sculpture #5
And here they are, all dressed and ready for the ball.
When I started doing sculptures, I found that I needed to have an artistic metal person to work with for my bases and other metal needs. Luckily I found Mack Corley who runs Mack Metal Art in Panama City. He did the above bases, a real boring and simple job for an artist like Mack, who does great metal art work for houses - gates, railings, wall mounts, table bases, etc.
Here is my friend Mack with an idea for a plant bracket and table bases in his truck.
And finally, here is the latest cypress sculpture from the end piece of a pecky log. This one is 4" thick and I refer to is as the "boss hog." I reclaimed this from the bottom of a stack of lumber, being used as a spacer.
Well, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed another tour of Mother Nature's reclaimed treasures. Here's an idea: if you have an old favorite tree that has passed away and would like to keep some of it as a memory, why not have your local tree man cut some to make a table top, stump table, stool, or a sculpture. Then it can live forever.
Remember: "Around each corner lies a new adventure."
John "Gabby" Gabrielson
Natural Creations
Miramar Beach, Florida
johngabrielson5@gmail.com