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I showed this bowl in unfinished form at the Feb 8 Thin Wall demonstration I gave to the Seattle Chapter membership. Before I started piercing I showed it to one of our members who commented on the wonderful figure of the maple . I decided to pierce every alternate ring of the figure in order...

Six inches high by 5 inches diameter. I turned this sweetgum vessel in end-grain orientation to a thickness of roughly 3mm while it was green. My inspiration was a design on the box of a well known product and a comment in a video by P.J. Peery at TreelineUSA. P.J. mentions using the NSK...

Six inches high by 5 inches diameter. I turned this sweetgum vessel in end-grain orientation to a thickness of roughly 3mm while it was green. My inspiration was a design on the box of a well known product and a comment in a video by P.J. Peery at TreelineUSA. P.J. mentions using the NSK...

The second in my butterfly bowl series. Flowers, grass, butterflies and bees. Poplar, acrylics, interference pigments and water based polyurethane. 9 by 3.5 inches. Detailing done with Sakura Pigma micron pens. Thanks to Carol Hall for the pen advice. I love these pens.

Experimenting with interference paints can be a lot of fun! Some of those who visited my demonstration at the Seattle Woodturners October mini-Symposium may recognize this luminary as being pyrographed and ready to start piercing. I call this one Waves of Grass. Sugar maple 4 inch diameter 6...

Experimenting with interference paints can be a lot of fun! Some of those who visited my demonstration at the Seattle Woodturners October mini-Symposium may recognize this luminary as being pyrographed and ready to start piercing. I call this one Waves of Grass. Sugar maple 4 inch diameter 6...

This Washington State bird is seen perched over the Washington State Flower, a Rhododendron blossom Dunn Garden Spalted Sugar Maple 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter. Pyrographic detail with piercing. Outside finish: water-based polyurethane. Inside finish: Jacquard spring green and...

A nesting pair of Northern Cardinals and their nest in a cherry tree. Spalted sugar maple. 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter Pyrographic detail with piercing. Outside finish: water-based polyurethane Inside finish: Jacquard duo blue green pigment in water-based polyurethane.

A pyrographed and pierced butterfly motif celebrates the rim of this hand textured decorative bowl. The metallic silver acrylic paint inside is highlighted by a coat of water-based polyurethane with interference blue pigment. Two coats of polyurethane with gold and interference green...

A pyrographed and pierced butterfly motif celebrates the rim of this hand textured decorative bowl. The metallic silver acrylic paint inside is highlighted by a coat of water-based polyurethane with interference blue pigment. Two coats of polyurethane with gold and interference green...