This piece is beautifully spalted Sycamore, which blew down near the Tennessee River last Summer. I used Obsidian to make a raised beaded rim near the center. Opaque Calcite dyed green was used to make the gecko inlay. The Japanese flower frog in the middle allows the bowl to display fresh cut flowers.
This is my first attempt at building an outlay using minerals. Obsidian is a very hard mineral born of silica and lava. It is black. On this piece I mixed in a tiny amount of transparent calcite to give it contrast. I am very pleased with how this piece turned out.
The maple for this piece came from my friend Kevin’s back yard. It spalted naturally. I cut it from the crotch in the base of the tree. The striking dark line is the outside edge where the two limbs grew together.
The fungus lines in this piece of spalted maple are quite striking. I have several pieces made from this log. (#179, #185, #188) E mail me if you want them all and I will give you a 20% discount.
SOLD
More nick knacks for the craft shows.
SOLD TO MARY
Piece # 171 – 2.5 ” diameter by 7″ tall – August 2, 2010
Notice the pronounced 3D Waves; called curls. This curly camphor specimen is truly spectacular.
This Camphor vase came from a huge tree that was in Sheri and Doug’s front yard. They cut it down this fall and I got my pick of the wood. Wow! You should see what I have on my curing shelves. There will be a lot of pieces coming from this grand old camphor tree. Already this vase and the prayer box have been turned. My son Mitch has also turned a Chinese vase from this lot of camphor.
Anyone want to do some wood trading?
This modern oak flower vase is made from oak.