Urchin Pin #26 A115008 forming colorful scales

forming colorful scales

The artist added a hand-sculpted red eyed tree frog to the lid

The artist used many tools to create the work: palette knives

then hand pleats it using arashi shibori pole-wrapping techniques

The drawers have spalted maple fronts and dovetail inlaid drawer handles of wenge

Urchin Pin #26 A115008 forming colorful scalesIn the unique Urchin Pin Series, the artists continue to explore materials. This pin has gentle little spikes of red monofilament fiber. The fibers are embedded into polymer and the whole surface has a liquid red polymer painted over it. It is very much like something special found in a tide pool by the ocean. Mounted on a blackened silver backing with C clasp closure.