This is my latest acorn cap piece. It is made with the smallest Live Oak acorn caps that I have ever seen. Some of the caps were smaller than a #2 pencil eraser and most or smaller and paper thin. I had to be careful, as they were very easy to crush. This is a small piece compared to my typical pieces. It is 4 tall by about 3 in diameter. It is a little less than 1/8 thick and very translucent. I picked these small caps for this piece because of the size. My intent was to give the same visual impact as one of my larger pieces. The piece is finished in CA and buffed to a high gloss.
The resin is yellow and purple pigmented. This is the first time I used these colors but I liked the idea of the amount of contrast so I figured I would give it a try. As the purple resin flowed it stayed on top of the piece but also flowed behind which almost highlighted the caps at the bottom of the piece. If you look at the piece from the bottom it reminds me of honeycomb.
Overall I am happy with the form, colors, and the effect of how the caps and the colors complimented each other. I named the piece Purple Haze.
Of course cheers and jeers are always welcome.
Thanks for looking
Alan
