The plan I had when I started work on this small spatula, ideal for stir frying, was quite an intricate shape. However, soon after I started I realised that too intricate a shape would take away from the work of the real artists here: the beech tree and the fungi which caused the phenomenally spectacular patterns and colour differences evident in this piece. TO VISIT MY SHOP, CLICK: https://etsy/uk/shop/SylvestrisCraftworks?ref=si_shop TO SEE MY OTHER CARVED SPOONS, CLICK: https://etsy/uk/shop/SylvestrisCraftworks?section_id=14777018&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2 Spalting is part of the rotting process once a beech tree (a few other species like birch also spalt) dies. It is a hit and miss game to find wood that is this beautifully spalted, but not rotted to the point where it becomes too soft to work and to be functional. Ive been incredibly lucky in having found a source of just the right kind not far from home. And lots of it! Some may be able to appreciate how excited I was when I found that. After carving, the spatula has been sanded, polished, treated with coconut oil, burnished and polished again. I can imagine that wood this fantastically beautiful might end up as an ornamental piece rather than a used kitchen utensil. Of course that choice is up to the buyer (receiver), but I do always hope that my pieces will be used; they are made to be useful and beautiful at the same time. https://etsy/uk/listing/183402309/hand-carved-wooden-spatula-from-spalted
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:29:40 +0000
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