Chess with Mythographs

This Table is based after a visit to the Museo Nacional de Arte in Buenos Aires. I found a book about Mitogramas from native populations in South America.

 

"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai (1830)

This is a new project - an end table with the famous painting on top of it.

I think i will try using shades and not colors for this one.

3/13: Done! I decided to draw Hokusai's self portrait. Next step is applying lacquer!!

3/9: Done! Now I will make the boats slightly darker and start thinking about the detail in the lower shelf (a small version of the mountain?)

3/8: I just finished the dark stripes and they are beautiful thanks to joy's advice! 

Next step is adding a slightly lighter tone to the other stripes. 

3/3: finished the shades and moving forward with the dark shades within the waves. If successful won't need to color the picture... 

2/28: I just started the burning, and I am currently adding the shades around the waves' "fingers".

Sheshbesh (Backgamon) Board

Finished project.
After taking the picture I added seaweeds on one leg (see below) and lacquer.
It's at home waiting for a purpose... or players.

Chess Board

This next project is for the school raffle.
It will (hopefully) be a game board with some kind of decoration around..

After coloring it:

Just after burning:

Ruti's Jerusalem table

This is the first table ever, and it was for a coworker named Ruti.
Her name is in Hebrew in the center of the board. Around the name is the Jerusalem skyline. The Art teacher helped me with the drawing (thanks Joy!)