A small branch of crepe myrtle drew my interest for a quick project to produce a vase.
I always try to leave a bit of bark on for interest--this one was fun because the are is indented so it was very cool.
7" tall and about 3" wide.
Someone (Lena) kept asking me to make a 'lap' for her and I finally gave in--we savored an hour together! And then I played in the...
Our town is covered in Crepe Myrtle’s and never have I thought about them in terms of wood. How cool to see what you can do with it.
ReplyDeleteTrunks of mature crape myrtles are one of my favorites to look at…they’re so beautiful. Fun to see the wood used for its next iteration! Is this the first time you’ve worked with it? -Marsel
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love that you can do things like that with wood. Jealous!!
ReplyDeleteWow... so nice.
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