power carving

Mahogany bowl, turned eccentrically, carved with rotary chisel, carved with rotary burrs, carved with cup burrs, india ink, gilded, rose engine, finished with tung oil. Made to represent order arriving from chaos in the early primordial soup on earth - the formation of the first ordered cells...

Mahogany bowl, turned eccentrically, carved with rotary chisel, carved with rotary burrs, carved with cup burrs, india ink, gilded, rose engine, finished with tung oil. Made to represent order arriving from chaos in the early primordial soup on earth - the formation of the first ordered cells...

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.

View from the top showing texturing details.

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...

I made a new ladybug to give more dimension to the piece. Hopefully it is done now.

My 2023 POP Exhibit submission. 6”x6”x6”. Spalted Hackberry, Turned, power carved, acrylic paint dry-brushed.

Cherry box turned carved burned and painted. Ready for adventures on land and sea. I think adding a few eggs for the box will be next.

When you see butterfly fluttering around a plant you just might find eggs. The eggs are layed on the underside of the leafs and there might be hundreds. The cycle is wonderous and hopefully you witness this delicate balance in your garden.

Using cup cutters, acyclic paint and woodburning to create my Fantasy Garden

Turned and sculpted from Spalted Bradford pear; 12” tall and 9.5” at widest point; finish with Watco Danish Oil, Natural color.

Nature's Memento: Milkweed. This celebrates the relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant. The bold colors of the stylized monarch in the background seemed fitting. The butterfly is made from birch bark and a bit of metal. A huge thanks to Sally Ault and Janice Levi for...

Ash hollow form embellished with twisting spiral carving and topped with ebony cap and finial (5.5” x 11”)

Hello. I am new to the forum and am learning about how the forum works. I have been turning for about ten years but have been more active in the past 2-3 years. Most of my turnings are hollow forms and I am interested in combing turning with power carving, pyrography and painting. I have...