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Driftwood Revisited
Our February
issue featured
an article about
“Turning Lake
Trash into Artistic
Treasures.” This
issue is covering
some of those
priceless pieces.
The first piece
of art is called
“The Dragon.” It
has lots of swirls
and crevices
with deep ridges.
While cleaning
this piece, a few
quartz rocks were
discovered deep
inside a crevice. It
took about three
weeks to finish
this piece. Three
coats of Tung Oil have been added.
The final piece of driftwood, “The Deer,” (Left) was
cleaned and then resin was added to the cracks and
crevices to add dimension to the driftwood. Epoxy resins
are a two-component system consisting of resin and
hardener. By mixing the two components, a chemical
reaction takes place so that the liquid resin gradually
hardens to a solid plastic. The result is a high-gloss,
clear surface but color can be added during the mixing
process. Resin is typically used in industry and boat
building, but can also be used in art, kitchen counters,
floors, tables, pictures…the possibilities are endless.
Note the red color on the “nose” of
the deer is the actually color of the wood.
The resin added is green and blue.
56 LAKE WEDOWEE LIFE