Congratulations to José Esteban Cruz"Rocking Horse" being selected as Turning of the Week for December 16, 2024
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After a period of turning more functional pieces I am back to creating some things that are more artsy . This footed open form is called Holuhraun which is the name of an Icelandic volcano that spectacularly erupted about 10 years ago in the central highlands. The rib that extends from slot in...
Vase from pear carved, embellished with iridescent acrylic over black India ink and finished with mat clear enamel. Eight inches tall and 3 1/2 inches diameter at base.
Carved leaf platter carved with a micromotor. Woodburned background using two different ball tips. 10 3/4" diameter and 1" thick. Finished with Dr. Kirk's Scratch Free. Inspired after a carving class with Sammy Long.
I had an idea for a vessel a couple years ago and decided that the 300 year old elm tree was a worthy candidate for my creation. The thought that this tree was standing 30 or 40’ tall when Patrick Henry gave his famous speech a block away in St. John’s church was with me during its creation.
A basswood cannonball and feather held in a cherry scale above a claro walnut base. All elements were turned. Ball is covered in black acrylic paint, silver rub-n-buff, and a few coats of watered down black and brown paint for weathering. Feather was turned as thin as I dared and then carved...
Spellbinder. Maple, pyrography, acrylic paints. Approximately 16” in diameter by 12” deep. The body is turned and carved, and the legs are segmented.
Continuing to draw and blend inspiration from the wild colors, textures, and beings that inhabit our world. I think this form ended up loosely...
An early Ovaloid c. 2019 with what I call a "Cracked Leather" texture on an "Emergent Growth" theme. Carved with rotary burrs. Texture is woodburned with a ball equivalent tip. Color is dry brushed acrylics. It's small, about 3.5 by 3 by 2.5 inches, and lenticular/oval/flattened via the...
I turned this footed vessel from a piece of nicely spalted beech. It is 8.5" tall and 5.5" in diameter. I used a wood burner to create the texture on the banding. I like how the burned texture in the banding accentuates the spalting.
Sweet Memories
Turned from Pear, hollowed, pyrographed, carved, painted, and a touch of gilders paste on top of the carved section.
This side shows Japanese women in traditional garb, the opposite side is a Japanese man also in traditional dress, and the other two sides show a Japanese Maple...
This footed vessel is turned and carved from black cherry. It is roughly 8" in diameter and 6 1/2" tall. The finish is oil based urethane. I named it The Drone because it looks like it is trying to lift off the surface and fly.
Ouroboros. A symbol of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Ash, turned, cut and reassembled, burn textured, with acrylic paint. 7” x 9” x 9”.
Ouroboros. A symbol of the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
Ash, turned, cut and reassembled, burn textured, with acrylic paint. 7” x 9” x 9”.
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