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basket illusion

  1. Basket illusion

    Basket illusion

    15”x5” Maple. Bottom is identical. Tried&True oil, 3 coats satin lacquer. Faber Castell black and Sienna artists pens. My guess is 40 to 50 hours.
  2. Basket Illusion Platter

    Basket Illusion Platter

    This is another basket illusion platter from the series. It is 10" wide, made of hard maple, decorated with Faber Castell Pitt artist pens and has a wood burned decorated rim. Finished with spray on lacquer. It has 1/8 inch beads and a 3/16 inch rim bead.
  3. Basket Illusion Platter

    Basket Illusion Platter

    10" diameter platter, beaded with 1/8 inch beads with 3/16 inch rim bead. Rim decorated with wood burner. Platter colored with Pitt artist pens. Finished with spray on lacquer.
  4. Beaded vase - top view

    Beaded vase - top view

    Beaded vase top view, approx 9" tall x 8.5" dia. Segmented hard maple.
  5. Beaded Vase

    Beaded Vase

    Beaded vase, approx 9" tall x 8.5" dia. Segmented hard maple.
  6. Graduation gift for a Granddaughter

    Graduation gift for a Granddaughter

    4" in diameter and 4.5" high. Made from Bradford Pear with a Ebony finial. 3/32" beads with division lines starting at 96 divisions and up to 288 divisions around circumference. India ink used for coloring.
  7. Greek Key Basket Illusion Platter

    Greek Key Basket Illusion Platter

    Western maple, 10" in diameter
  8. Bear Basket Illusion Plate

    Bear Basket Illusion Plate

    A western maple basket illusion plate coming out of a collaboration between my wife's design and my turning.
  9. Celebrate the Wood

    Celebrate the Wood

    A mesquite vase inspired by Native American pottery. Basket illusion embellishments under the rim and up from the base. The rim and base are both inked black. The Mesquite has nice color and a sapwood feature in the open wood. 6" x 6". Finished with original Waterlox.
  10. Vase for SWAT Raffle

    Vase for SWAT Raffle

    A southwestern shape vase made from Texas Mesquite. Faux basket weave features using ink and acrylic paint. 11" tall and 10" diameter. Embellishments were sealed with acrylic spray and the open wood was finished with Tung oil finish. This was a donation to SWAT for their 2023 raffle. Celebrate...
  11. Chock Full of Nuggets

    Chock Full of Nuggets

    A Mesquite vase with a southwestern shape. There is one band of faux basket weave which includes turquoise nuggets and three other dyed bands with nuggets. The rim and base are also dyed using archival black ink. I call the turquoise pieces nuggets for lack of another term. They are polished...
  12. Basket Illusion vase with Finial

    Basket Illusion vase with Finial

    Basket Illusion vase w/finial, approx 14" tall x 6.5" dia. Used segmented hard maple for body.
  13. Basket Illusion vase

    Basket Illusion vase

    Segmented hard maple basket illusion vase, approx 9"x9"
  14. Basket Illusion

    Basket Illusion

    Inspiration from the Native American Indian Apache - Rosette - 23 cm diameter, 5 mm thickness
  15. Basket Illusion

    Basket Illusion

    Inspiration from the Native American Indian Pima - 6 petals squash blossom
  16. Basket Illusion

    Basket Illusion

    Inspiration from the Native American Indian Pima - 6 petals squash blossom - 23 cm diameter, 5 mm thickness
  17. Wedding Basket

    Wedding Basket

    Approx 12" tall x 9" diameter. It is designed based on a traditional African Wedding Basket, using segmented hard maple wood and the 'Basket Illusion' pyrography/painting technique. Made as a gift, the pattern is created from a piece of clothing that the groom will be wearing.
  18. My Second Basket Illusion - Back Side

    My Second Basket Illusion - Back Side

    This is the back view.
  19. My Second Basket Illusion

    My Second Basket Illusion

    Motivated by some of the excellent work posted here, I decided to venture into the world of Basket Weave Illusions. My first piece was a small plate, just to test the waters. This one is 12 in diameter and about 1 1/2 inches deep. The wood is white birch.
  20. Jim Marx

    Basket Illusion software

    This may be old news to some but being brand new to 'Basket Illusion', I spent a fair amount of time on videos, groups, etc. learning the ropes. Once I sat down to design on the paper polar charts/graphs that most were using, I thought there had to be a better way. So, I thought I'd share. If...
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