Stormy Vessel

very cool Kevin I like what you can do with that tape and sand blasting

I’ve never used milk paint before; this version seems soooo transparent. It’s like a stain… is it always like this?? That’s a lovely form and I bet that sandblasted pattern looks great from above! Well done Kevin!!

Russ Braun said:

I’ve never used milk paint before; this version seems soooo transparent. It’s like a stain… is it always like this?? That’s a lovely form and I bet that sandblasted pattern looks great from above! Well done Kevin!!

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Thanks, Russ. A couple coats of milk paint mixed the “proper” consistency (it is a powder that you mix with water) will cover like any other paint. I applied it thinly on this vessel because I did not want to mask the wood. The main property of milk paint that I like is that you can burnish it and it takes on a luster very different from the un-burnished portions. This effect is further enhanced by oiling it. On this vessel, the smooth portions are burnished and the low spots in the sandblasted lines are not, which gives it a two-tone black-on-black effect.

Hmmmm, this looks like material for a rotation or two at AAW Symposium in Portland! Of course with your expert form making, sandblasting and outstanding hollow forms, I see a full demonstrator position I would love to see!!

Russ Braun said:

Hmmmm, this looks like material for a rotation or two at AAW Symposium in Portland! Of course with your expert form making, sandblasting and outstanding hollow forms, I see a full demonstrator position I would love to see!!

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You just might get to do that Also, I was just looking at the photo again and it looks like you can see the wood through the paint in spots, particularly on the left, but you can’t. Those are reflections of things surrounding my less than ideal photo booth location.