On my easel?
Another artist who doesn't have an easel. Siek shares how he creates a bowl in a previous post
Here are some pictures of this years creations
Siek is #8 on the Tour
October 17th and 18th 2015
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Monday, October 12, 2015
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Siek Wassenaar
Thanks to Studio Tour artist Siek Wassenaar for sharing ..........
The making of a wooden bowl
The neighbour's tree at the cottage had to be cut down. I had my eye on this tree for some time because it had a number of small burls on it. A burl is a wart like growth on a tree. Some times they just grow on the side of the tree and some times they surround a tree, all different species can grow burls. It is not known why they form but they are highly priced by wood turners because of their colour and grain pattern. Often they contain bark twisted through out the wood.
I was given the section of the tree with the burls on it which then had to be cut down into manageable bowl blanks.
Four small burls were cut from the out side of the tree. The wood should be turned as soon as possible after it has been cut to prevent it from drying out too fast which leads to splitting. The pieces that can not be turned right away, must be painted with a water/oil emulsion and stored in a paper bag.
The bowl blank is mounted between centres and shaped.
A foot is turned on one end so that it can be held in a chuck to removed the inside.
The wall thickness is left at approximately 10 % of the bowl diameter. The rough bowl is now painted inside and out with the water/oil emulsion weighed and returned to the paper bag. The drying process takes about one year for each inch of thickness of the wood so for a bowl of 1 inch wall thickness it requires about 6 months before it can be finished. During the drying process the bowl and the foot distorts and they are no longer round. When the bowl no longer loses weight i.e. water, it is remounted between centres and the foot is turned round . With the foot round the bowl can now be put back in the chuck first the outside is turned to its final shape and then the inside.
The turning complete, the bowl is now sanded inside and out starting width 180 grit sand paper and finishing with 400 grit.
A shellac finish is applied and when dry it is rubbed down with very fine steel wool.
The bowl is reversed in the chuck to remove the foot, decorate, sign and finish the bottom.
The finished 7”x4” maple burl bowl.
The making of a wooden bowl
The neighbour's tree at the cottage had to be cut down. I had my eye on this tree for some time because it had a number of small burls on it. A burl is a wart like growth on a tree. Some times they just grow on the side of the tree and some times they surround a tree, all different species can grow burls. It is not known why they form but they are highly priced by wood turners because of their colour and grain pattern. Often they contain bark twisted through out the wood.
I was given the section of the tree with the burls on it which then had to be cut down into manageable bowl blanks.
Four small burls were cut from the out side of the tree. The wood should be turned as soon as possible after it has been cut to prevent it from drying out too fast which leads to splitting. The pieces that can not be turned right away, must be painted with a water/oil emulsion and stored in a paper bag.
The bowl blank is mounted between centres and shaped.
A foot is turned on one end so that it can be held in a chuck to removed the inside.
The wall thickness is left at approximately 10 % of the bowl diameter. The rough bowl is now painted inside and out with the water/oil emulsion weighed and returned to the paper bag. The drying process takes about one year for each inch of thickness of the wood so for a bowl of 1 inch wall thickness it requires about 6 months before it can be finished. During the drying process the bowl and the foot distorts and they are no longer round. When the bowl no longer loses weight i.e. water, it is remounted between centres and the foot is turned round . With the foot round the bowl can now be put back in the chuck first the outside is turned to its final shape and then the inside.
The turning complete, the bowl is now sanded inside and out starting width 180 grit sand paper and finishing with 400 grit.
A shellac finish is applied and when dry it is rubbed down with very fine steel wool.
The bowl is reversed in the chuck to remove the foot, decorate, sign and finish the bottom.
The finished 7”x4” maple burl bowl.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Another Exhibition
You are all invited to a new gallery venue and a new exhibition of art in Stouffville. No less than 5 of our talented Studio Tour members are included!
The exhibition starts on January 11th at The Gallery at Imperial Centre, 37 Sandiford Drive, Stouffville.
Please spread the word and get this exciting new venue off to a great start!
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Paintings by Joan Chalmers and John Walmsley, pottery by Marie Messina, and Rita Staniforth and Siek Wassenaar woodworking are on display
Friday, November 9, 2012
This weekend...
A very busy weekend for our Studio Tour artists! The Beyond Craft has begun in Stouffville and three of our artists are taking part, and the Cynthia Cupples sale with one more; additional information can be found in the previous post.
In addition, Grace MacPherson's work will be at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre 225 Confederation Drive
in Scarborough on Sunday.
There are a lot of places to see art work and maybe do some holiday shopping; support the local arts community!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Don't miss these events
Just in time for holiday shopping we are happy to invite you to see work by several of our Tour members at these shows.
Jennifer Creeggan, Laureen Lucas and Siek Wassener are part of this show.
Lis Simpson is participating in this show.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Introducing... Siek!
We are pleased to introduce a new member to our tour Siek Wassenaar
At an early age Siek became interested in woodworking and he
used to take night school courses in Scarborough and Stouffville. The wood shop
at Stouffville had a lathe and Siek asked the instructor to show him how to use
it. His first attempt was a flying success. Sometime later he saw a turning
demonstration at the Unionville Festival. The turner told him about a wood
turning club- WGO- and invited him to check it out. He joined the club and
whatever skills he has he learned from its members. After retiring from
teaching chemistry at a community college he spent more time at the lathe.
He uses all native hardwoods and looks for pieces that stand
out because of nice grain patterns, spalting or some miss formation caused by
stress. He likes to make bowls, platters, lidded boxes, hollow forms such as
vases. He makes urns for both animal and human remains. Pepper mills, salt
shakers and pens are other popular items. Most items are treated with a clear
finish but sometimes articles are coloured before a finish is put on them.
Siek's location is number 6 in our 2012 brochure
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