Another collaboration

Showing another collaboration between myself and my dad (David Lutrick). This little bowl is very cute with a little surprise on the inside.

Wood in holly (very white wood), black part stained holly and red on bowl is fiberglass resin and my black, red and white bead in the finial. This is a second piece of a complimentary piece made for a collaborative issues of a magazine I'm hoping we are in.

More Collaboration with Dad.

Today I have a new collaborative vessel with beaded stopper from me and my dad, David Lutrick. I FINALLY got him to use a bright bead, he typically like more neutral or nature colors. He had this vessel he had dyed black and I knew it just screemed for color, so I suggested this hot pink Clio bead. I think it looks great! Dad said it did not get much attention at the fancy art fair he was at a couple weeks ago. :( I hope it does better at the gallery. It is quite lovely.

ART - Glass Beads and Wood in Collaboration

I thought I would share some more non-jewelry applications for beads. I'm showing more collaborative work with my dad, David Lutrick, who is a woodturner. My dad is using my beads to accent his turned vessels.

I have given dad a lot of beads to use over the years as toppers for boxes (see below). These are usually beads that I was not 100% happy with (usually the colors didn't turn out like I wanted, or the end isn't perfect). Once he gets done with them, you can't tell. These little boxes are iron-wood (the dark) with cherry (maybe it is Madrone, I'm not sure).

Dad decided after 2 bags full, to use some of these beads to make Art, with a capital "A." The photo above is an in progress picture. He made this large flat Maple flat vessel (it is 21.75 inches in diameter x 4.5 inches tall). The beads are strung on stainless steal wire (ok mandrel rods, uncut) and bow up and out away from the wood. We are not sure how the public will respond to this Art, but it is always fun to work with my dad.

We didn't count the beads, but estimated there are 110 beads by me. See the tape measure for size comparison.

Picture of Dad at Bellevue Arts Fair

So, this was the weekend and dad had his booth at the Artfair. It was a long three days but he said he was glad he went.

Here is is explaining wood to Erin.

BRAGGING ON MY DAD

Back in April I wrote here about my dad and his woodworking. He borrowed my camera recently and it came home with some pictures, so I thought I would share.

My dad, David Lutick, has been woodworking for as long as I can remember and recently started making these cool Sea Urchin Ornaments. He uses farm raised Sea Urchins and turns wooden finials to be placed at the top and bottom.

Read more about the Sea Urchins at his website.