Piece / projectOne brief. Two sides.
A commissioned board with a walnut chopping face, a contrasting serving face, and an open-ended visual brief.
Boards & crafted goods • Collection
Figured wood, resin, and finish. The material details deserve a place here, too.
A set of coasters is a good-sized place to look closely at grain, color, and contrast. These pieces bring figured wood and resin together in a collection of functional objects.
I photographed this group after applying oil and wood butter. The finish brought out the figured grain and gave the coasters a surface ready for use.
I made this group from figured maple, oak, walnut, and resin, then finished the pieces with oil and wood butter. Coasters gave me room to try grain, color, and resin combinations without turning every experiment into a table. The size did not reduce the amount of care needed in the pour, surface cleanup, edge work, and finish. I kept them together as a collection because the different materials are easier to compare side by side.
Design and making: Michael Pytlowany.
Historical project collection, not a current shop listing or a guarantee of water resistance.
Mike's Functional Artistry project archive
04 December 2020