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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".

17" x 11" poplar board with a Sapele bowl. I went to school and would like to give Nick a shout. Thanks. (Turning of the Week, August 16, 2021)

Turned from a sugar maple burl vessel that Chris Ramsey gave me 7-8 years ago. It was primo material with enough to get three pieces. This piece was in the freezer several years, then turned 2-3 years ago. I just recently got around to the carving. Sometimes things take a while.

Turned from a sugar maple burl vessel that Chris Ramsey gave me 7-8 years ago. It was primo material with enough to get three pieces. This piece was in the freezer several years, then turned 2-3 years ago. I just recently got around to the carving. Sometimes things take a while. (Turning Of The...

180 segments per row with 62 rows. Around 12.5" diameter and 9.5" high. Made with Maple, Bloodwood, Yellowheart, Chacka Viga, and Wenge. Took around 150 hours to make.

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...

Madrone root vessel, 4.75" x 3.25" finished with flaxseed oil (Turning of the Week, July 12, 2021)

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...

14 in wide. 3 carved feet. (Turning of the Week, August 2, 2021)

2nd in my "Dream Horses" series. 10" x 7" Sweetgum hollow vessel embellished with extensive pyrography, creating three different scenes going around the piece, all with a different arrangement of horses running. Black leather dye, green dye, acrylics, then Lacquer. This piece has a Greek /...