More Glass Painting

Here are some of the latest creations with Vitrea Glass Paint. The punch bowl is my favourite. Now I have to figure out where to store all this!

Punch bowl and glasses

Fine Tec Watercolours

A couple of weeks ago we went to an art art store and bought one thing we have never used before to learn something new.

Fine Tec 600 watercolour set

Vitrea Glass Paint

Some glass painting experiments done with Vitrea 160 Glass paints by Pebeo.

I like this medium because it is just like painting with arcylics in terms of consistency; the paints are non toxic and the finished design can be baked right in the kitchen oven, after which it becomes peranent and dishwasher safe.

All of these glasses sold at a local festival. I think I'll try some martini and wine glasses next.

Door Handle Sketches

Here are some door handle sketches I did with a white pencil on black paper, just to change things up. I would like to pick three out of therse and make 3D models. Stay tuned for updates!

Oriental Girl Sketch

I recently got Autodesk Sketchbok Pro, which was something I stopped using since university. With all the new features and a great intuitive interface, this program is a pleasure to use. The sketch below is the first one I made with this program. Of course, I still need to get used to the program and get efficient at using all of its features, but so far, it is a great experience and it's tough switching my attention to something else.

Playa Watercolour

Needed to paint today. Dug up some photos of Spanish beaches, got inspired and made this. Enjoy!

Coffee Table

This past summer I moved into a new place and found myself in serious need of a coffee table. With some spare time on my hands I decided to enlist the help of a friend to design and build my own instead of just buying one. Unfortunately we neglected to take process pictures during the fabrication! I'll keep searching for some of the initial sketches, but for now here are a few pictures of the final piece.

The entire table is made from one full sheet of plywood (plus some scrap pieces we had in the shop). All edges utilize myter joints to hide the unfinished edges of the material. The result is that each platform appears to be made of solid wood.

Each staggered square platform is 3" thick with a central cube that everything is mounted to out of sight. 

Cut into the top of the central cube is a fire pit covered by rocks. Hidden beneath the rocks are two small dishes which get filled with standard gelled fuel typically used for fondue sets or chaffing dishes. The flames only rise about 2" above the rock bed but the effect is pretty cool.