sculpture

Hickory sphere, White Oak pedestal, Niove base, and Betel nut "gem". This was fun piece to put together, a translation of a thought into wood. I turned the sphere quite a while ago, and used it as a sort of practice piece for textures and patterns. I decided to carve the surface away and add a...

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...

"Mardi Gras" 13.5"h x 10.5"w x 2.5"d. Turned, carved, acrylic paint.

Multi-axis turned whale in maple on a sapele base. Inspired by a passage from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where against all likelihood a sperm whale comes into existence above the planet Magrathea.

Turned & carved double twisted ribbon sculpture from Sycamore. Dyed black with the edges bronzed. Dimensions 8″ diameter x 21″ Tall.

Ambrosia maple (silver maple that had been infected with ambrosia beetles) is a nice carving wood. I turned the blank from green wood last year and started the carving over winter break. The areas where there are markings are a bit more dense and harder to carve and sand. 8.5 X 11 X 10.75 inches...

Ambrosia maple (silver maple that had been infected with ambrosia beetles) is a nice carving wood. I turned the blank from green wood last year and started the carving over winter break. The areas where there are markings are a bit more dense and harder to carve and sand. 8.5 X 11 X 10.75 inches...

Through inner strength, faith, family support, friendship,—the “vines,” the “Ties That Bind” help us fill the voids that occur in our lives at even the most difficult of times. The three makers are portrayed as unique vines bound together in friendship and the unity of purpose. Yet each...

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

Still using the techniques gained from Laurent Niclot, these are a community of turned and carved works. The tips were carved and shaped with rasps. Patterns were pyro-carved followed by multiple coats of dry-brush painting with acrylic paint. (Turning of the Week, July 19, 2021) I call these...

This isa deconstructed multi axis form. It is cherry, 3" square by 4.5" tall.

An exploration of the Platonic solids. This is a tetrahedron entirely formed on the lathe and sports an internal spherical gilded hollow/box. Box Elder, India Ink, Acrylics and gold leaf 6" x 6" x 7"

This is 12"T x 3"Square. Holly. It was inspired by the exhibit at Arrowmont called Light of the Moon. It is turned on multiple axes.

"When I let go of what I am, I can become what I might be" - Lao Tzu, No. 5 Redwood burl, 5 inches diameter. This one has eight wings (two more than the others in the series).

"When I let go of what I am, I can become what I might be" - Lao Tzu, No. 5 Redwood burl, 5 inches diameter. This one has eight wings (two more than the others in the series).

This is the second in a series that celebrates beginnings. The motif is inspired from gymnosperm cones and shelf fungi. It's made from Afzelia burl and it's 6.5 X 5 inches. I'll have this at the AAW symposium this weekend (June 26-28, 2009). Comments are welcomed.

20 x 18 Turned with undercut from Folrida Oak four Mahogany inlays and convex turned center with small carving. Two sided piece mounted on stone and placed in Yellow Pione basket

Red resin tree burl, 4 X 3.25 inches; carved and textured hollow form. The title represents a new series where the work represents the potential future of seeds or spores released to face their fate. The empty shell is all that remains behind. This piece came out to be a little different...

. . . I can become what I might be." - No 4. Redwood burl, ca 5 inches diameter. Photo by Jerry Anthony

. . .I can become what I might be." - Lao Tzu. No. 4 Redwood burl, ca 5 inches diameter. Photo by Jerry Anthony