This glue up was made by my son Maurier Merchant for some dug-outs, I believe. So I thought I would start with it, because of the wood that was used. Zebrawood and Rosewood. It only measures 1-1/4" in dia. The are placed at random. 1/4" drill bit. Here is a view as it is mounted on a small chuck. Due to the size, (small) the offset was not quite what I was looking for. Mounting in off set hole. Parting off . A good shot before offset. My first attempt at offset hole. Here is one that I added a small bit of Turquoise. Tiger Caspi. Drilling with 1/16" bit I cut it down to a more manageable size. Art My Mind Likes This piece measures about 2-1/4" They are listed in order of completion, you can see my progression. All in about 5 hours give or take, mostly give.
From my mind as a black man living in modern American social ills. Gerard Merchant was born in 1959 in Lynchburg, Virginia. My works are primarily in wood sculpture. My sculptures emerge through a process of retakes and variations that mark my creative journey of examining the ambiguity between my vision, and the wood’s already exquisite origination. As I execute unclear and less formal rules and which should always reference the partnership with Nature, we create Art.