High Society – Guarino Furniture Designs https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/ Glen Guarino Sun, 15 Jan 2023 01:59:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-234pxgg-32x32.png High Society – Guarino Furniture Designs https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/ 32 32 High Society https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/high-society/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:47:24 +0000 https://guarinofurnituredesigns.com/?p=2164 Read more]]> High Society is made from rescued Walnut wood and has a wonderful presence, unifying a room, and pulling together other furniture elements. I offered to make a mirror for our bedroom to go between two new glass Art Deco lamps.  Among the many designs I drew, this one intrigued me the most. I felt it would be the right piece for the spot. After making a full size drawing and hanging it on the wall to get a feel for the design in its location, I was happy with the fit and I decided to try a new technique idea. 

In the past I would have tried to stack, shape, glue and then carve all of the details.  I instead made the first layer in the normal manner. The individual parts for the second layer I shaped to final shape before gluing them to the first layer. I glued them in position one at a time. This gave me much more control over the entire sculpture and proved easier to do. 

As I look at the mirror now hanging in place I get a very rare sense of satisfaction. This design is one of the few pieces that I have made that I would not change a thing.  The design is very tight with all the design elements working concert with the lamps, dresser, and the color of the wall. 

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