Birds and a Big Clamp
So here's the challenge -- put to design use the big ol' wooden clamp pictured below. (Because of its size, the jaws are so thick that the tightening screws can't cant much, and the end result is a tool that can only be snugged a quarter of an inch at a time. Ouch... My guess is that this beast and his brethren was slowly crushed around the base of some fixed machine and left there.)
So... From a design standpoint, how do we make this work in the dining area beside the hutch and farm table? Well, visually, there is a gaping hole to both the left and right of the hutch. We were thinking of turning the clamp into one of a non-identical duet of "presences" (man how I hate that word) beside the hutch. This might just work as a set of shelves for bird carvings, etc. Here it is (not in place) with a smaller handscrew, a couple of boat models and a bird carving...
And going even more with the bird motif...
Finally, this gives you a better perspective of the clamp and birds without being hoisted into place. The offset will be a Shaker tall clock and perhaps a narrow ship print to the right of the hutch...
Of course, the old bugaboos of light and shadow, 'color weight', and shape ratio, never go away... But maybe... Just maybe... We're getting there...
By the feeders...
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