-As many of you know, the secret of “coconut”—that wonderful glistening substance on the older Made in Japan putz houses—was finally discovered and is being offered for sale by--our own Pete Oehmen - for years we wondered what it was--and tried in vain to duplicate it without success.
See the earlier article here: http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2011/03/everything-crotons-fabulous-craft-find.html); not long ago we got an update from Pete, which we repeat here again for the benefit of new subscribers to EverythingCroton:
In a nutshell, as he has perfected the process of making Coconut he has noticed that more and more colors are POPPING! Oranges, Reds, Greens, Blues and Yellows are as the originals looked. The new Coconut is as silky and fine as a collector could hope for. He’s even doing metallic Silver and Gold now and getting a lot of requests for pastel colors. They're a little dull but then that is the nature of the lighter shades. Right now he’s having trouble keeping up with orders and at what he is charging, he’s losing money but considers this a learning experience and fun—though he is trying to figure out a way to mass produce the raw product—it takes more than a week to make one batch—and some of the time is spent matching colors that the customer requires. Different dyes, different chemicals for different effects. He’s taking meticulous notes and photos for future reference for collectors that want to take this Coconut making to another level. (To order--and you can discuss colors--and or custom color possibilities with Pete directly--email him at oehmen@sbcglobal.net)
And now...drumroll please...click on the photo to the right; this is a copy of a vintage made in Japan clock tower--crafted by Pete--and covered in the newly discovered "coconut"--as you can see, it is as silky and fine as on the original pieces!
We're just so excited--clearly this just isn't for making "repairs" on old pieces any more! Click the link to see another Pete's clock tower from another angle http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/6853212235/in/photostream
--We’ve been spending some time at Family Christmas Online—and enjoying it immensely –here’s a lovely story: Christmas Gifts Gone Awry http://www.familychristmasonline.com/musings/gifts_gone_awry.doc/gifts_gone_awry.htm
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ReplyDeleteWow Pete you really did it. This looks just like an old one. Bravo! Now I don't expect you to tell us what coconut actually is but I am guessing something organic. Whatever. I just love it. How do I order some coconut samples?
ReplyDeleteTo order--and you can discuss colors--and or custom color possibilities with Pete directly--email him at oehmen@sbcglobal.net
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