| California Poppies Box Top |
| 10-1/2" (26.57 cm) x 8-1/2"(21.59 cm). |
 This box top was an exercise in using dyed veneer throughout the picture, other than the background being Holy and the border Walnut. This was made for a friend of mine, Bruce, who is a master box maker. We have worked together before. His wife loved California poppies so it was easy to pick a subject. I tried to emulate an impressionist style and decided to use 100% dyed veneer. There will be many traditionalist who will hate that but there are also many who will love it. As it stands it measures 10-1/2" (26.59 cm) x 8-1/2" (21.59 cm). It has 5 coats of sanding sealer sanded to 600 grit and 2 coats of polyurethane gloss varnish It was finished with a polish using Renaissance Wax. |