carving

This came about after a session of pyrography and rotary tool use over a rim that had been textured previously with a router jig that cut the tapered blue flutes. The name Pathways came to me some days later. It was so enjoyable spending the time on this - more will come, I'm sure! The wood is...

Cut with a 12-bump rosette, far-side, then textured extensively with a series of cup burrs. Full video if anybody wants to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdhusMVgX3w

Cut with a 12-bump rosette, far-side, then textured extensively with a series of cup burrs. Full video if anybody wants to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdhusMVgX3w

Cut with a 12-bump rosette, far-side, then textured extensively with a series of cup burrs. Full video if anybody wants to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdhusMVgX3w

Cut the spirals with a rotary tool, did the rough shaping with some rotary burrs, then sanded it down to this point.

Cut the spirals with a rotary tool, did the rough shaping with some rotary burrs, then sanded it down to this point.

Pecan, vintage spoon, acrylic, India ink. 6" x 6" x 6". I turned, carved, pyroed, and painted this bowl, and added a few special surprises to the interior (see below). The vintage spoon came from a folk artist friend I know on another platform. This was a fun project that I created for the POP...

Ash platter 9" Diameter. Gold highlights the gems and rhythms of life.

Paradigm. The artifact base is a portion of the original, made of stone and showing wear.

Inspired by the work of painter Peter Max..... A variety of woods turned, carved, colored, constructed. Little Roger is carved from basswood. The pedestal includes an adjustable ball mount to vary the plane of the cosmos. 11" x 14". Thank you for looking!

This hollow form vessel was turned with 1/2" wall thickness. It was then carved with a Fordom and Micromotor tools. After the final shape was achieved the surface was burned with pyrography pen followed by India ink and blue gray colors applied with a dry brush technique. The vessel is 6" tall...

I wanted to try my hand at using copper leaf as a design element, so I carved a small bowl (ginkgo leaves again) and followed some instructions from a YouTube video. All seemed to go well until I applied a poly-acrylic lacquer to protect the copper from tarnishing. That did not do what I wanted...

The outside scallops were created with a jig saw. All other shapes and piercings were done with power carving. The embellishment is fan brushing acrylic paint over black ink. Clear matt enamel final finish. The bottom engraving was by laser. 6 1/2" diameter, 2 1/2" tall.

This is my first attempt to create something similar to Jim McLain's wonderful works. I have a long way to go to reach his level, but happy with the coloring of my "stone work". His works below: https://www.aawforum.org/community/media/horno-chaco.20129/

It is often said that we can't see the forest for the trees. This piece celebrates the forest and the trees. Turned from a single piece of maple, this 2 walled form is 6" tall and 6" in diameter. It is pierced and carved to expose the trees a view of the forest...and one of it's residents. It is...

Turned, carved red (ambrosia) maple. 2007 from a group of similar works in a solo exhibition at del Mano Gallery

Turned, carved cherry

Turned, carved, textured red maple. Sometimes known as Ambrosia Maple. $40 for a bowl blank, it's ambrosia maple. $40 for a log, it's red maple! 9" dia made around 2010

Turned and carved Florida Rosewood

Turned, carved, textured Florida Rosewood 13"