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Looking to do something fun, it came to mind to make the cat with the Christmas lights tangled in its body, something that surely any cat owner can identify with. It's12 inch tall made with pterocarpus and the lights are in hard maple.

13 x 5 1/2” Calabash, made of Sweetgum Finished with doctors walnut oil/carnuba wax

7.5″ diameter, 4.5″ tall. Finish is Osmo PolyX. This piece has a nice bark inclusion running up the side. I might have left that alone, except that several other cracks developed during drying. So I fixed those cracks with pewas (butterfly inserts) and chose to bridge the bark inclusion so it...

12” Norfolk Island pine hollow. Turned, carved, textured, painted with glossy Norfolk knot inlays. Finished in satin lacquer.

This is a second shot showing the detail in the face and legs a bit more. October 2021. Cherry Wood, Epoxy, and Silicone Partially turned, carved and segmented

October 2021. Cherry Wood, Epoxy, and Silicone Partially turned, carved and segmented

A 4,3 Torus knot. Turned as a torus and carved to final form. Quilted maple with epoxy and color fillers. Oak stand dyed black. 8.5" x 2.5", 13"H on stand

This is bitternut hickory. The 'flying saucer' shape is elevated on a pedestal and has a natural finial. Finished with Osmo polyx. About 10 inches diameter and 14 inches high including finial.

A rare hanging Redwood burl. The figure and color are incredible.

Redwood burl vessel. Turned wet and dried rapidly. This was a complete and utter joy to work with. Some wonderful movement. 5” tall by 10.5” long by 9.5” wide.

It is difficult to imagine, but this shape is completely made on a lathe. The number of turning axes is 32.

Turned and carved maple, colored using the dry-brushing technique.

3"x3' Malee Burl box with molten cast Pewter and then turned. Top lid of box turned and machined with a CNC machine. Beall Buffed

This is a 17 ½” Ash platter, it sits about 1 ½” tall and just under ½” thick. I dried this piece for a couple of years after roughing and a heavy coat of Anchorseal, thinking that it might help keep the feather from cracking. The foot is dovetailed on the inside so it could be hung in any...

Back view - This is a 17 ½” Ash platter, it sits about 1 ½” tall and just under ½” thick. I dried this piece for a couple of years after roughing and a heavy coat of Anchorseal, thinking that it might help keep the feather from cracking. The foot is dovetailed on the inside so it could be hung...

Pear and Manzanita root. 10" x 7", Pyrography, carving Root by Ana Lappegard, turning by Sally Ault, carving by Linda Ferber, Pyrography by Janice Levi

Pear and Manzanita root. 10" x 7", Pyrography, carving Root by Ana Lappegard, turning by Sally Ault, carving by Linda Ferber, Pyrography by Janice Levi

Friends Sally Ault, Janice Levi, Ana Lappegard and I have been working on this turning because we wanted to. It measures 7 1/2" x 10" including the base. The bowl is pear and the base is manzanita.

Corian vase decorated with polymer clay millefiori (4" D x 7" H). The polymer clay was made into "canes" of flowers, leaves, etc. Very thin (<0.01") slices are cut from these canes and laid onto the base material (Corian in this case). It is then baked at 275°F for 30 min to cure. The resulting...

A twist on classic turning and carving forms. Cherry, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 9 1/2".