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Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 8th, 2015, 3:21 pm
by peterb
Hi All
Thought I would show my collection of suiseki , I'm new to this so excuse the bases if they're a bit plain and feel free to critique
peterb
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 10th, 2015, 11:03 am
by fossil finder
Love the first rock peterb. Is it waterworn? Reminds me of a sentry in hat nodding off to sleep. Something about the line where the base meets the rock worries me. Maybe the top of base needs to be slightly smaller. I think the colour of the stand competes with the rock for visual attention. I'd like to see a darker timber or staining the timber may be the way to go. The pics are a bit dark but the style/execution of your bases look nice. Are you using a die-grinder to shape the bases you have made?
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 10th, 2015, 9:07 pm
by peterb
Hi F/F
Interesting how we see things differently , in the first rock i see an old peasant woman shuffling along I can also see the sentry I found it on the beach so I guess it's waterworn . I''ve only just started using a Dremel , used it on the second rock which I called ghost rock . The others were all hand carved and sanded . The one I found the hardest was the base for the bottom rock I used meranti and it's not an easy wood to use . I'm new to this so what is it about the meeting point of the base that's wrong , with the colour of the base i also thought darker but was advised by someone to go with the natural colour of the red cedar. Do you do suiseki F/F , if so would love to see some of yours. Appreciate the input
Peterb
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 11th, 2015, 6:27 pm
by fossil finder
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 12th, 2015, 11:07 am
by peterb
Hi F/F
That first rock's a ripper
, where did you find that . When you decide to carve bases what wood are intending to use and how you going to go about it . I'm busy building myself a thing called a duplicarver ( google it ) and i'm hoping it's going to make things a bit easier. I really love the look of penjing but just haven't gotten around to doing anything in that line yet . Still trying to get my head around turning my bonsai into something decent and find the time to do it
peterb
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 12th, 2015, 7:11 pm
by fossil finder
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: October 12th, 2015, 9:56 pm
by peterb
Hey F/F
What a beautiful waterstone , I really like that stone
. Do you have a geology background fossil , you seem to be knowledgeable on different types of rock etc .
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: June 21st, 2020, 10:12 am
by george reissis
Re: Pete's collection of rocks no1
Posted: June 21st, 2020, 3:32 pm
by GavinG
Thanks gentlemen for the collections. The rocks seem to sit very well in a "natural" setting - you maynot need to carve anything. Some slightly feral small Leptos or Kunzeas would complete the picture...
Just my 2c, thanks again.
Gavin