"Hidden Seas" Wood turning and resin art inspired by stainglass and the ocean. ArtForOUR.org
This vase was inspired by stainglass art and the ocean. This was my first attempt at UV resin use as well.
This piece is being auctioned off at: www.artforour.org/currentauct..., to raise money for O.U.R.
I spend my free time dreaming up ways to express my artistic side and to raise money for Operation Underground Railroad. O.U.R. funds, supports, trains and guides rescue missions for children caught in sex trafficking slavery and frees them to better lives with an amazing after-care program. See more at: OURRESCUE.ORG
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Holy smoke! This is so beautiful.
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Beautiful work. We were crafted in His image. He is a/the Creator. Creating things is in our DNA.
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absolutely
Beautiful. Also was rejoicing in the fact that you weren’t ashamed to speak of our Heavenly Father.
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truth is something you never have to be ashamed of😊
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@@songofseikilos8659 very true
Oh my goodness, stunning!!! We may all have some creativity, but yours is off the scale....
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SUPER-amazing! Thank You!
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Finished project is a stunner
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Oh my word... it's incredible! The resin turned out looking like a Rainbow moon stone. I absolutely LOVE anything ocean. Rainbow moon stones,opals & tanzinite are my most favorite gems. You accomplished ALL those colors in this piece. I3m literally addicted to sea glass,blown glass,stained glass & wood. You have NO idea how much I wish I could join & win this auction. Thankyou for what you're doing this for. Ive been a nurse 42yrs. I specialized in new borns & matetnal child health, pediatrics & had the privilege of doing several yrs of bl9ck nursing in homes for"medically fragile" infants & children. Some of my career highlights along w 3 short term missions to St Lucia,Jamaica & Haiti all specializing in infants & children. My heart & prayers are with you for a huge success for your mission. SAVE THOSE PRECIOUS CHILDREN! Dear GOD PLEASE Bless this auction,& protect these innocent lives in JESUS name. AMEN🙏💝 Stay safe & Well. Keep exploring your Beautiful Art
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Nice piece. You are right. We are creative. God is creative and we are made in His image. Body soul and spirit. God blessed me with gift of music. I play flute and I know the presence of the Holy Spirit when playing in the praise team. Playing is easy. It flows with very little forced effort. In other words I dont have to focus on myself but on God. It's hard to explain. But the anointing ..... specifically in my case ... for playing the flute to and for God in praise is not entertainment for the church. I direct it to God and it is wonderful to know the pleasure I believe the Lord has to hear the genuine worship of his church. I have been told by a friend that he was in a church in the UK when during praise and worship he could hear the angels singing in the roof area of the church. God bless you brother. Your heavenly Father takes pleasure in your creativity that blesses so many. Great vid. Thanks.
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I totally agree that creativity is bestowed upon us by our creator. It's nice to hear KZheadr that's not ashamed of his beliefs. I believe when God breathed the spark of life into the dust to create man, that that creative spark gives us the power to be creators ourselves on a much smaller but still Divine level. I love this piece, what a creative way to make a simple vase!!! I love the way you created the resin windows
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Wow turned out amazing looks great with light
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I know about Underground Railroad, I saw the movie The Sound of Freedom , very impress with your work , congratulations
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Hi Dan , very interesting ART project how you where inspired By stain glass windows , You have definitely see the light to be inspired to create something. A ART form . I to am/was gifted to create, i even had a nickname of Joseph In the village where I had my first workshop. I had my own work shop for the best part of 40 years, I have made Tables and Chairs, Bookcases, windows and Doors, Staircase. Renovation and Conversion of pounds and buildings. I even had Subcontract work from walkers the organ building company in the UK, I was making wooden organ pipes, My ex partner as she taken everything from me and destroyed my life what there is left of it. As I am now 71 years young, I am hoping one day to start Wood Turning again. And Creating some Art . I look forward to seeing more of your work in Creating peace of Art , PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.
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That's awesome to hear you are a Brother in Christ. My wife and I are also in an Empty Nester Bible Group, affiliated with our church in Flower Mound. Beautiful piece! Great cause!
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Your Vase Is Gorgeous 😍
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genius mold idea
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Dan beautiful piece I love that you say Heavily father some people or a lot of people are afraid to say that I love are lord without him I would be nothing we lost are 29 year old son 13 years ago still hard to deal with but with God I can get through it one day at a time and knowing that I will see my boy again helps! thank you!
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Can't wait to see what you are up to now!!
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Absolutely stunning!
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Thank you💯💓🙏🏼...and awesome work...🤩
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Neat new toy you have!!!!! I want one!!
Always something new!
It's gorgeous, and has a definite Lalique feel to it.
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Amazingly beautiful
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WOW WOW WOW
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Adding some LEDs at the base to shine up into the vase would add and interesting effect. You could get the ones where you can program different colors too.
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It’s spectacular!
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My kids use NonE - the best smartphone for kids! Keep up the great work and supporting great causes.
Thanks! I think they'd like Troomi even better. !
@@artgivinghope Probably, but I rest easier with them using NonE! 😆 ... I'll have to look into it though.
very beautiful, it looks like a morel mushroom cap
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I'm so glad to hear you talkin about our heavenly father there's so much content on TV and social media that it makes it hard for Christians to have anything to watch or listen to these days and I'm so glad that there are still people in this world that are not afraid to stand up for our father and to speak out and let people know that he is still on the throne and that he is still working for us every day and then if not for him they would not be possible. I so wish that people could just understand all he has for them is love thank you for this channel and for what you do for children God bless you my friend and my brother in Christ!
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Thank you for your comment about creativity and the Creator. I appreciated it. Also, really beautiful piece.
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Beautiful and unique!
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Another cool design
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Absolutely beautiful! First time I ever saw a creation like this, I am new to your channel. Please don't get disheartened by your instructors comments. Each piece of Art is to be enjoyed by the viewer, not picked apart in detail by a spectator. Anyone can see a great deal of work and videoing went into this piece. I appreciate you sharing! Thank you!
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Lovely vase
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Stunning
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simply amazing
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such a beautiful creation...
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Lovely piece Lovelier Father words! Ty. 🎉👏👏💖
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Einfach nur klasse!😶😶😶
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So beautiful 😍
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That would make a nice pendant lamp shade.
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Final product = WOW!!!
Even the bubbles look cool!
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Your art always amazes me. Very beautiful. You’re right, God gives us all talent. We just have to uncover it. Nice work
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Beautiful!
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Absolutely beautiful piece you are a true artist
So beautiful
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Beautiful. I love how the resin looks like arctic ice. Thank you for the positivity and good works!
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Beautiful
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Amazing work
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stunning
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Super 👷👍
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Clever, unique, and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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Sometimes the imperfect is more beautiful than what we had planned. This piece is inspiring and lovely.
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That is a beautiful and interesting piece! I think the reason the UV resin didn't work like you wanted it to is because you have it so opaque. The light has to be able to penetrate the resin to harden it and if you have so much pigment in there that the light can't get all the way through then you're going to get goo 🙁 I don't also recommend letting the light sit on there for at least 2 minutes. I know 30 seconds doesn't sound like a lot but it is. Something else that might be helpful to you is if it's not quite cured, you can just stick it out on your driveway in the sun while you go do something else, and just rotate it every once in awhile and let the sun do it for you as well.
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It is stunningly beautiful. God bless you for everything you do for them.
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Wow nice!
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I love that final piece with the opaque and sort of wavy effect. So unique.
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VERY NICE! At first I was very skeptical of what it look like, but at the end I love it.
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Дуже гарно , молодець !!! 👍👍👍💛💛💛💙💙💙
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Wow!!! Just Wow!!! Beautiful 😍 I love the way the different light changes the shades of the resin and the woodtone is excellent so warm and rich👍
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Beautiful great art.
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Preciosooo!! Me encanta el azul, te quedo genial!! Enhorabuena!! Nunca visto!! Único!! Gracias🙏💕
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What a beautifully unique piece of work.
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A LOT OF WORK AND HEARTACHE BUT WELL WORTH IT IN THE END.
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Beautiful. You absolutely nailed the stained glass look. I think the piece looks the best when it is sitting where the sunlight flows through it. Keep up the great work.
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All your work is Beautiful Dan.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Very cool...
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It does look like a vessel of ocean!
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Great piece! Here are a couple of things I have found with working with UV Resin. First I found you can pour in layers. Secondly torching the top of a smallnot to thick of a piece will pop most if not all of the air bubbles. Thirdly I run my UV lamps for longer to get a better cure. If I am doing a thick piece I usually pour in layers curing between layers: I pour then I lightly torch over the pour until the visible bubble are gone. I generally use a small kitchen torch but sometimes I use my husbands hand held propane torch. I dont like to use the bigger torch very often because I have small hands and don't feel like I have total control with it. Torching may take two or three passes over the piece (about 2 or 3 seconds). Then I place under my UV lamp for about 4 to 6 minutes. 90 seconds may make the top hard but the under portion is only tacky soft set if the resin is to thick or opaque. When in doubt the longer the lamp is used on it the better. I have found 6 minutes usually cures the piece thourghly. Once I am done with the curing process I let the piece set for about 24 hours to air cure and settle up before I do anything else to the piece. That seems to harden the piece more and makes it less resistant to damage while I finish off the piece. If you have small chips in the resin you can fill the chip with clear resin cure it with your UV lamp, like you normally would, then let it set for 24 hours. At that point you can proceed with your project. Using clear resin lets the original color to come through and will be less noticable of a repair. Also adding alcohol ink as a colorant to your resin keeps the resin more transparent than other pigments. To give resin depth you can add small amounts mica powder or glitter. If not to much is added you still retain the transparent look but have a little bit of shine and interesting depth. Love all your tools... Keep up the good work and good luck on your organizational fund raising. Mary PS... When you encountered the tacky resin in your vase you could of put a small UV lamp inside the vase and moved it about every 3 or 4 minutes to cover all areas of the inside of the vase. Once it was cured you could of continued with finishing the inside with out the problem of uncured resin. I bought a couple of small UV lamps, each for under $10.00 on Amazon, that I use when I have pieces that have odd angles. I can position the small lamps so they hit the odd angle straight on which gives the piece 360 degrees UV light exposure to cure. I think that would have helped you a great deal inside the vase too.
Awesome advice! Thank you! Do you have a lamp you recommend? The only thing i could find had a max of 90 sec timer on it...
@@artgivinghope I bought JDiction UV lamps they are inexpensive and do little area or pieces just fine. They have 30, 60 and 90 second timers... I use the the 60 second timer 4 to 6 times... It is kinda of pain to reset it for 60 seconds every minute or so but I discovered I don't need to babysit the lamp. I do try and reset it as soon as the lamp turns off but if I don't jump on it right away it is ok. I have a sticky note pad by the lamp and make tick marks for everytime I reset the lamp. This helps me keep track of how many times I reset the timer especially if I am multi tasking. Bottom line is that it is easier to under cure UV resin than to over cure. Hope this helps...
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One of your best pieces. I learned the hard way with UV a couple of years ago. Had sold back pendants trays and I couldn’t get UV resin to cure, someone suggested it was the resin brand, nope tried others. It was not being able to cure resin from both sides, front and backside. It’s a learning curve. UV resin has its place. It’s remarkable that you were able to accomplish what you did. Ty for helping children.
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That does look like stained glass Dan. Very nice!
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Loving the wrinkles xxx
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Using a great gun or imbossing wand helps to release the bubbles b4 curing the resin
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Super!!!🙂👍
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The first thing that I thought of when I saw this piece was "Wow what a beautiful tortoise shell!" Your description and technique only made it more beautiful. I love your work and applaud you for helping such a terrible industry. I can't wait to see what else you come up with in 2023.
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I really admire your equipment !💖
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Gorgeous piece! It looks like an under-the-sea light source.
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Really beautiful and imaginative. Nice work.
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WOW, just wow...☺️
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I M P R E S S I V E !! even with the learning curve temporary set backs, you have managed to turn an unimposing chunk of log and resin into a masterpiece of art and beauty. Please continue to execute your fantasies into even more beautiful art.
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Dang this is beautiful. As a stain glass worker I’m completely blown away by the resin effect. ❤
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Simply amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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WOW! BEAUTIFUL!😊
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Beautiful, love the uniqueness, even though you added resin it doesn’t overpower the wood. Thank you for making these enjoyable videos.
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Stunning Dan.
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I absolutely love all the wood turning videos! They are so relaxing and satisfying to watch!!!
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You turn some of the most absolutely gorgeous stuff I have ever seen. God bless you man!
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That’s beautiful! You did great finishing that with uncured UV, that can be a sticky mess. It reminds me of a wicked glass I used occasionally, it left very sharp burs after cutting it. I was a stained glass artisan in SL. I did a replacement window for the chapel on the Temple grounds. Just the round window in the middle, unfortunately we couldn’t repair the original. We were lucky enough to get the glass to match all the others so, it’s not noticeable. Great job on your piece and helping OUR.
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Turned out beautifully. It struck me that some day in the distant future someone is going to see this piece, pick it up to see who made it, and learn about OUR in the process. That kinda makes me smile. Well done Dr. Dan. 🙂
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A beautiful piece Dan.
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Such a visually stunning piece. And the cause you're fighting for is so genuine, there needs to be more people like you to stop the things that happen
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I had to giggle at some of your methodology for some of it, as in “oh boy that’s not going to go well” type stuff, but I can’t deny you end up with some beautiful stuff. Your experimentation also gives me inspiration for future projects. Keep it up 😎👍
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Fantastic work on all levels.
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I love your art, you have such creativity. UV resin can be layered, so you can make it deeper by doing multiple layers. The light has to penetrate to set, so your bottoms were gooey because the blue was so dark and there was no light coming from the sides like in a semi opaque mold. I would have started with a thin, clear layer and then built colors on top of it to build depth. You probably already know that resin pigments are very strong, using less pigment would also let the light penetrate all the way through. I hope you use it again! And I’m thankful for the chance to share info because I always learn something from you. It’s like sharing! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, and for all you do for children.
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Now that I’ve watched more of the video, you could also put the UV light inside the project to cure it from the inside once you exposed the resin from the wood.
Amazing!!!!! 🩵💙🩵💙
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That is a beautiful piece. 👌
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That texture turned out perfect. It is something I hav not seen anyone do yet so not just interesting but original. Your work is inspiring both Art for OUR and your artistic approach to woodturning.
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Fabulous piece Doc !!! Your frontal cortex should be getting overtime pay. You figured out how to make this piece beautiful.
Thank you Ric! This piece definitely had its own story to tell...
Absolutely stunning it’s so beautiful I hope you raised a whole heap of money for the cause. I’ve subscribed so I can help in some small way with the ad revenue. Your channel came up randomly with this piece. I shall share with family in the hopes more can join the fight against this scourge of society.
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Love you work. Thanks for sharing.
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