Piece / projectOne brief. Two sides.
A commissioned board with a walnut chopping face, a contrasting serving face, and an open-ended visual brief.
Boards & small goods • Individual piece
A red river in oak
Rectangular quarter-sawn oak coasters with a red resin river.
Documented 2020-08From the collection
PART OF A LARGER COLLECTIONCoaster colors & variations →
Part of a three-set color study
The original post credits other people for the color selections and records using an oil finish to bring out the quarter-sawn grain. This set remains distinct from the other shapes and colors in the same photograph.
Credits & project notes
Coaster fabrication: Michael Pytlowany. Color choices were collaborative, as acknowledged in the original post.
The historical caption reports glow powder too faint to photograph; no visible glow is claimed here.
Sources
Mike's Functional Artistry archive
2020-08-01
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