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March, 2013 – Molly Winton

  • Molly Winton from Seattle area demonstrating her surface decoration techniques
  • Samples of her work
  • Buffalo decoration and basketweave texturing
  • Buffalo hunt
  • Discussing her artistic journey
  • Formal and primitive forms
  • Buffalo closeup
  • Wood burned urchin patterns
  • Tools for miniatures
  • Metallic paints (Pearl Ex)
  • Preparing to make a miniature hollow form
  • Carved through paint
  • Two types of texturing (engraving tool and power carver)
  • Fossils and urchins
  • Making the hollow form from Cherry wood
  • Grooving with custom tool
  • Closeup of grooving tool made from 3/16
  • Hollowing tool made from Allen wrench
  • Clearing chips with straw
  • Parting off base
  • Measuring tools
  • Power carver and bits - Ryobi carver out of production - Fox Chapel publication recommended
  • Horses spiraling up - dog ate this piece
  • Power carving scallop decoration
  • Finished example
  • Two kinds of texturing - basketweave is woodburnt
  • Various sizes of rotary balls
  • Texture made with ball tool
  • Inverse ball tools
  • Inverse ball tool in action
  • Dremel engraver used for texturing
  • Various sources for books and supplies for carving and burning
  • Homemade ergonomic handles
  • Source books
  • Basketweave design example
  • Winding basketweave burner from 20 gauge nichrome wire
  • Various handles
  • Molly's preferred posture (without the usual leather apron)
  • Razor sharp burning tool
  • Burning the horse design
  • Basket weave burner in action
  • Spiral burner in action
  • Spiral design example
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