In 2017 Hurricane Irma blew through Central Florida leaving death and destruction – to many trees. One special, 100 year old oak tree fell to Irma’s destruction. That Winter Park Oak tree had over 50 burls growing on it. I got most of them. This piece came from one of them. I filled in some of the natural voids with calcite crystals. Eye candy!
In 2017 Hurricane Irma blew through Central Florida leaving death and destruction – to many trees. One special, 100 year old oak tree fell to Irma’s destruction. That Winter Park Oak tree had over 50 burls growing on it. I got most of them. This piece came from one of them.
This striking salad bowl features a dyed green calcite crystal inlaid rim. It is a functional salad bowl or a conversation piece for your living room coffee table..
Camphor is a strong smelling wood when it is cut. It is the smell of Vick’s VapoRub, or Campho-Phenique. It will open your sinuses right up! Sometimes the color in Camphor is pinkish and quite pretty.
Camphor is a strong smelling wood when it is cut. It is the smell of Vick’s VapoRub, or Campho-Phenique. It will open your sinuses right up! Sometimes the color in Camphor is pinkish and quite pretty.
Camphor is a strong smelling wood when it is cut. It is the smell of Vick’s VapoRub, or Campho-Phenique. It will open your sinuses right up! Sometimes the color in Camphor is pinkish and quite pretty.
This is a functional salad bowl made from camphor. The undercut rim is adorned with etched posies that were done on a 75 watt laser and then hand painted.
This is a functional salad bowl made from Sycamore. It is finished with 6 layers of milk paint; three red and three grey. I sanded through the grey layers exposing the red beneath to give it a well worn look.
This is a functional salad bowl made from cedar. The undercut rim is adorned with etched posies that were done on a 75 watt laser and then hand painted.
This is a functional salad bowl made from maple. It is finished with 6 layers of milk paint; three blue and three grey. I sanded through the grey layers exposing the blue beneath to give it a well worn look.
This unusual platter/bowl features a two-color wood inlaid Celtic Rope. The inlay was prepared by a 75 watt laser cutting the design 1/16 inch deep. I used purple heart and walnut wood flour to fill in the design.
Lime wax was rubbed into the texturing. The texture was added on the lathe by one of my texturing tools.
This is an example of two design tecquniques. One is the three point bowl. The other is copper leaf with a chemical patina.
This striking platter features a multi-color art deco butterfly made of dyed clear calcite crystals. The butterfly is surrounded by small dragonflies which have transparent green wings made of resin. It has it’s own display stand.
Hurricane Irma from Winter Park