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ribbon

  1. Suspense

    Suspense

    A segmented ribbon of canarywood supported on a granite block by 2 spheres. A 3rd sphere appears to be hanging in "Suspense" near the top of the ribbon.
  2. Lunar Turbulence (Top view)

    Lunar Turbulence (Top view)

    View from the top showing texturing details.
  3. Lunar Turbulence

    Lunar Turbulence

    This segmented project depicts a turbulent force engulfing a distant moon. I made the walnut ribbon from 6 bottomless bowls, which I deconstructed and then reassembled into the 8-lobe shape. I sized the ribbon to encompass a 6-inch segmented maple sphere. I power carved and painted the sphere to...
  4. Cherry Ribbon 2

    Cherry Ribbon 2

    Cherry Segmented bowl. Walnut, maple, yellowheart feature ring. Pau ferro rim. 8.25" D; 5"H. My last photo uploaded was of poor quality.
  5. Cerejeira Ribbon

    Cerejeira Ribbon

    Cerejeira Bowl with Avodire, walnut, cherry, and leopardwood rim. 7-3/8" D 4-1/4" H. Big brother to Canary wood Ribbon.
  6. John Torchick

    Keeping the chuck key in sight!

    A while back, I was getting ready to drill a piece on the lathe. Reaching for the switch, I noticed the key was still in the Jacobs chuck in the headstock. The key is black with Delta blue plastic coating- hard to notice. I realized even at the low speed, it could result in a nasty injury. My...
  7. A Mighty Winds a Blowin'

    A Mighty Winds a Blowin'

    Redwood ribbon, created from 2 half bowls and 10 quarter bowls, sandblasted after assembly, 24" tall, including granite stand.
  8. Tolerance

    Tolerance

    John Lennon
  9. Just Imagine

    Just Imagine

    As shown at the KC instant gallery, stave-constructed, bottomless bowl sections, reconfigured into a
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