vase

Few people like cutting sections out the side wall of their vases, however I had few options when the small yew vase started cracking a year later. It forced me to come up with something new. Now I make them all that way.

Finish turned green from section of log, dried, spirally carved and dyed with an airbrush. The piece was allowed to dry and move indoors. Movement was retained due to finish turning the base to retard end checking. Dharma fiber reactive dyes were sealed with 3 coats of Waterlox Tung oil and...

This vase was end grain and finish turned from green Sycamore to final dimensions of 6 diameter by 11 high and 3/16 wall thickness. The vase was bagged and allowed to dry and move to its final form over 2 months. The v shaped rim was carved and the wave figures pyrographically added and dyed...

This piece is a natural edge vase turned end grain from a Pecan crotch having a slight twist in the branches. The wood was dry from curing in the shop for about 2 years. The bark remained in good condition but was stabilized. The vase was sanded to grade 400, with melamine sealer applied at...

Purpleheart wood, size 12" high by 18" wide. One in a series of a new genre of steam-bent and turned bowls and vases. Water white lacquer, hand rubbed with a wax top coat.

This is a plain spalted poplar (aka aspen) vase which is about 11 inches tall. No enhancements. Just the natural wood.

First try at peircing Pre-catalyzed Laquer finish Wood = Flowering pear Trim = mahogany Inside = aniline blue dye Band= pierced and dyed to match inside Finish = high build pre-catalyzed lacquer Worm holes & cracks, filled with epoxy and powdercoat pigment www.turnedoutright.com

This is a piece of cedar about 6"w x 5" h. I turned it then carved with dremel type tool around rim.

Get more photos & details on my site. From a mulberry branch. The vase is an end grain, natural edge design and the bowl was the left over wood still on the chuck when I parted off the vase. Too pretty to waste. Turned wet down to about 1/16" and allowed to warp. Vase is 4...

This is a piece of cottonwood that has some bark inclusion around the mouth of the vase. It has a patina type finish which is a cross between gold and bronze.

This is a slightly different version of what I refer to as a "Grandma's Vase". My previous post 5318 was what I remembered the shape to be, while this one more represents what I feel the shape should be. Slightly longer curve to a slightly shorter neck. About 9 3/4 inches tall and...

This is a 15" by 9" spalted Pecan Vase hollowed with the elbotool. Stress Cracks are embelleshed with Cocobolo Dust and Brass & Gold shavings.

Ambrosia Maple vase, about 6 1/4" tall and 3 1/4" diameter. My goal was to make a present for my 'adopted' daughter, and to turn a smooth and fair curve, as well as a turned out collar. Comments and critiques welcome. Finish is lacquer.

This peice was inspired by a thread on one of the wood forums a number of weeks ago about dyed pieces, including a significant link to Micheal Allisons work. It's a piece of lightly spalted maple that I dyed using transtint (red, black & yellow) mixed with water then sprayed by a Harbor...

This is another vase of the type I refer to as a "Grandma's Vase". It's Manitoba poplar (aspen), about 9 1/2 inches tall and has been treated with aniline dye and patinating wax.

This is a second 5"x6" maple vase with the proportions changed for a different effect. Turned green, finished with one coat of lacquer.

In further trials with the ogee shape I decided to do my first vase. This was green hard maple that had a larger heart than normal which I like for the contrast with the sapwood next to the bark. I enjoyed this turning as it is different than other turnings I have done. If the pith is stronger...

American Elm. 16" tall x 5" max diameter. Neck is about 1.25" od and 0.5" id. It's hollowed to a 3/8" wall thickness. I had planned on fluting / carving the piece, but the wood was so pretty I abaondoned my plans. Thanks to all who gave me advice on the photo. If...

When I was very young and my parents used to drag us kids along when they visited older people, more often than not their living room/dining room area had a vase in it which looked a lot like this one. The color and size might vary, and it may be a little bit more or less squat, but this is a...

I was lucky to have one of my Petal series critiqued at SWAT last year by three really great artists and one of the comments was that they wondered what it would look like larger and taller besides being more delicate. Well I decided to try one and am liking the added height and size, how about...