Kingfisher Designs: "Walk in the Woods" Footed Bowl

From Kingfisher Designs:

Trees and leaves are always a huge inspiration, especially for someone who grew up in the deserts of the South West. For centuries they have symbolized life, strength, spirituality and so much more. Walk in the Woods is the distilled essence of our "leaves and trees" designs.

Display on a table or a special piece of furniture.

• 14" wide
• 5" tall
• Bowl is copper with 17 leaves
• Pedestal is steel with a grape vine design
• Weighs 3 lbs
• 70 days from concept to completion
• Featured in the Art-Linx exhibition Metalsmithing Exposed!
• One of a kind - the only one like it in the world

The design of the bowl was hand cut and chased using a hammer and handmade tools. The pedestal was hand engraved using a free hand technique.

We worked on it for 70 days. Much of that time I was on restricted vision except for 6 hours a day, so they weren't 8 hour days.

In our Blog I describe How We Made Walk in the Woods and this video (complete with Medieval Music) gives you a further look at How Walk in the Woods Was Made

About the Artist

Inspired by the Mississippi River, the woods, and the nature surrounding them, Kingfisher Designs makes beautifully crafted and one-of-a-kind housewares. This husband-and-wife team is known for using raising, hammering, chasing and repoussé techniques to create the textured surfaces that make up each piece.