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I Made This Crater Lake Sculpture With A Mirror Inside
I Made This Crater Lake Sculpture With A Mirror Inside
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I Made This Crater Lake Sculpture With A Mirror Inside

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This piece was made out of laser cut mat-board, with an embedded mirror as the surface of the water, and framed with stained hickory. The wall hanging piece is 33 in x 43 in x 4 in

After visiting this amazing national park this May, I decided to recreate it with a bit of a psychedelic spin.

I use a laser cutter at a local maker space here in Colorado (Tinkermill in Longmont). I cut out the layers from 28 different sheets of colored mat-board, then I glue the sheets back together with spray adhesive and some added PVA glue. there is a sheet of mirrored glass embedded into the mat-board at the elevation of the water surface. Finally, I framed it all is some dark stained hickory wood. If you have any more questions comment or email, I’d love to know your thoughts!

More info: beatnikprints.com

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    Look at that little crater on the top of Wizard Island, so cute

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    Wizard Island from the west shore

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    Artist with his dog

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    Chris Warren

    Chris Warren

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    Artist in Boulder colorado working mostly with sculpture and photography. check out some of my stuff at Beatnikprints.com

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    Chris Warren

    Chris Warren

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    Artist in Boulder colorado working mostly with sculpture and photography. check out some of my stuff at Beatnikprints.com

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    Mona Slime
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a dope thing 🦑🔮🔖🕳⏲🔋🗺🛴🛴🛴🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🥋🏋🏿‍♀️🍠☄️🕴🏻

    Kathleen Anderson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crater Lake is one of my favorite places in the PacNW. What you've done is flat-out AMAZING. You really captured the topography. Brilliant!

    Matthew Bitten
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All hands on deck https://mobile.twitter.com/womensmarch/status/890016744710033412

    Fifty Stotinki
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool concept. I've seen another company do this, but just with the depth of the lake. I like that this focuses on the surrounding topography instead. The psychedelic is a bit much for my tastes, but it's definitely cool. FYI, it's West Rim not shore. ;)

    Aahzmandus Pervect
    Community Member
    8 years ago

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    I don't like the topography. The coastline could have been a bit better, with some lower areas. But the idea is good.

    Aahzmandus Pervect
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aaand... Now I see it's a real place. Then I blame nature for me not liking it! :) Dumbass... :)

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    Mona Slime
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a dope thing 🦑🔮🔖🕳⏲🔋🗺🛴🛴🛴🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🥋🏋🏿‍♀️🍠☄️🕴🏻

    Kathleen Anderson
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Crater Lake is one of my favorite places in the PacNW. What you've done is flat-out AMAZING. You really captured the topography. Brilliant!

    Matthew Bitten
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All hands on deck https://mobile.twitter.com/womensmarch/status/890016744710033412

    Fifty Stotinki
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool concept. I've seen another company do this, but just with the depth of the lake. I like that this focuses on the surrounding topography instead. The psychedelic is a bit much for my tastes, but it's definitely cool. FYI, it's West Rim not shore. ;)

    Aahzmandus Pervect
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

    I don't like the topography. The coastline could have been a bit better, with some lower areas. But the idea is good.

    Aahzmandus Pervect
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aaand... Now I see it's a real place. Then I blame nature for me not liking it! :) Dumbass... :)

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