Remember back in 2009 when I commenced The Great Table Venture? I was going to use mosaic the table with broken tile and ceramic plates. The problem is, that after the first tile was laid in August '09, other things needed my attention. Gradually I became used to my poor little table with a smattering of tile on it, and all those good intentions fell by the wayside. A couple of weeks ago, a good two and a half years after the project stopped, I decided that the tile may never happen, but this poor piece of furniture needed finishing. You can now see the beginnings of The New Great Table Venture at the bottom of this post.
The current plan of attack is as follows:
[x] Strip off old tile
[x] Sand down old glue
[x] Apply multiple coats of acrylic gesso to top and bottom of table surface
[x] Paint bottom and sides of table surface in black acrylic
[x] Sketch grid lines for border
[ ] Complete interlace knot on border in red acrylic
[ ] Plan central knot and tengwar text
[ ] Sketch central knot and tengwar
[ ] Complete central knot and tengwar in red acrylic
[ ] Fill in negative spaces with black (clean up)
[ ] Fill in rest of table with black
[ ] Spot check
[ ] Apply gold acrylic details
[ ] Apply seal/varnish of some sort (TBD) to both sides of table surface.
As you can see there is a lot to still be done, but the work left to do is in no way insurmountable. Per usual I considered the wood's absorbency for painting (thus the gesso). Yet, I somehow failed to realize that even after it was painted the wood would still absorb liquid, and this would lead to coffee cup stains on the freshly painted table top. This my friends, is why one should never both plan and begin a project's execution in the wee hours of the morning. I am quite certain though that a varnish that will suit my needs exists somewhere out there. It is just a matter of locating it.
Progress Pictures - These represent where I was last week. The border has progressed since. You may notice that the knot interlace is more than a little ragged in nature. That is because I found sketching with pencil on this surface to be a real pain. So, ever adaptable, I am "sketching" with paint instead. The lines will be cleaned up, and any stray lines will be covered up when I fill in the negative spaces with black.
The current plan of attack is as follows:
[x] Strip off old tile
[x] Sand down old glue
[x] Apply multiple coats of acrylic gesso to top and bottom of table surface
[x] Paint bottom and sides of table surface in black acrylic
[x] Sketch grid lines for border
[ ] Complete interlace knot on border in red acrylic
[ ] Plan central knot and tengwar text
[ ] Sketch central knot and tengwar
[ ] Complete central knot and tengwar in red acrylic
[ ] Fill in negative spaces with black (clean up)
[ ] Fill in rest of table with black
[ ] Spot check
[ ] Apply gold acrylic details
[ ] Apply seal/varnish of some sort (TBD) to both sides of table surface.
As you can see there is a lot to still be done, but the work left to do is in no way insurmountable. Per usual I considered the wood's absorbency for painting (thus the gesso). Yet, I somehow failed to realize that even after it was painted the wood would still absorb liquid, and this would lead to coffee cup stains on the freshly painted table top. This my friends, is why one should never both plan and begin a project's execution in the wee hours of the morning. I am quite certain though that a varnish that will suit my needs exists somewhere out there. It is just a matter of locating it.
Progress Pictures - These represent where I was last week. The border has progressed since. You may notice that the knot interlace is more than a little ragged in nature. That is because I found sketching with pencil on this surface to be a real pain. So, ever adaptable, I am "sketching" with paint instead. The lines will be cleaned up, and any stray lines will be covered up when I fill in the negative spaces with black.
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