basket illusion

Not your typical basket illusion! This was inspired by a piece in Fleur Bresler's collection (artist unknown). 6 hours of cutting on the LatheEngraver, but with the lesson learns between the first attempt and this one, I think that could be cut in half. Cherry, Danish Oil, ~4"x11".

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.

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.

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.

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

Beaded vase, approx 9" tall x 8.5" dia. Segmented hard maple.

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.

Western maple, 10" in diameter

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

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.

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...

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...

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

Segmented hard maple basket illusion vase, approx 9"x9"

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

Inspiration from the Native American Indian Pima - 6 petals squash blossom

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

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.

This is the back view.

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.