Decorative Painted Wood Juwelry Box-White Lace Peacock

Decorative painted wood juwelry box

This decorative painted wood juwelry box with lid is the third object in the "Walking chests" series.

The first painted box was image of the blue peacock, "Captian Peacock".
Because white peacocks also exist and appeal to me in a different way than the colored peacock, I also wanted to portray the white peacock. To capture his proud, regal appearance in a static snapshot.

Peacocks are mainly kept for their decorative appearance. The loud screeching they make is not very attractive.

But when they spread their tail they are an explosion of beauty.
The blue and green peacock with their range of powerful fluorescent colors and distinctive contrasting 'peacock eyes'.
The white peacock with his huge snow-white fan.
No typical peacock eyes here, but a subtle change in the pattern of the feathers. A tail like a virgin white fan made of lace.

Decorative pattern

The painted pattern of the tail deviates from reality.

A bird's feather consists of the rachis (center) and the barbs (the two sides). The barbs are made up of barbules that lie next to each other and seem to form a whole.

To enhance the structure, transparency and decorative element of the peacock feathers, I curled the barbules.

Shaft and peacock eye are applied to the rear legs of this decorative chest to associate it with the fan of feathers. The impressive element of the unfolded peacock tail is represented by  the extreme long legs.

The pattern from the outside has been applied to the inside of this jewelry box with transparent black paint. Although the black peacock does not exist.
At least not yet.

Size decorative painted wood juwelry box

Size total : height 123 cm / width 34 cm / depth 49 cm
Size box : height 29 cm / width 34 cm / depth 26 cm

Materials wooden sculpture

4 beechwood spade handles
1 beech wood egg
1 beechwood sphere
5 nails
pine wooden box with insert box
acrylic paint
gold leaf