You would think we live in an Olive World, based on the number of empty olive jars I have collected over the years for my e-P vessel series. They com in a nice variety of sizes and all have straight sides which makes it convenient to add foam when modification of shape is desired. I also have had opportunity to collect olive wood over the years. We have always included an olive tree in the landscape for our homes we have built. On one occasion the building crew put the proverbial olive tree in before the watering system was in place and when we discovered the poor tree it was on it's way out. The builder replaced it and I grabbed the dead tree for the wood. I wouldn't be surprised if some of that tree is in this art piece because I used small diameter segments as you will see in the photo below. We have a good friend that saved an olive limb from his pruning which was several inched in diameter and 12' in length. That was too big for this project but I did use some of it cut on strips in the previous discussed Olive Jar e-P XII post.
With regard to the shape of e-P XI, I wanted it to flair out at the top forming a basin that receded from a smooth, rounded edge on the outer surface to the olive jar opening an inch below. I cast a 4 inch round ball with a short stem that fit the vessel opening and served as the stopper. The ball contained many forms suspended in a semi-clear resin. Color changes and density created a floor for this wearied world inside the ball. The final touch was to place the vessel in a wooden tray and fill it with resin to fasten them together. I didn't think it would take on the appearance of a flower pot but the stability was greatly increased so that is ok. Now check out the photo and see if my verbal description was helpful.
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