Piece #148 – Ear Tree – 5″ dia by 9″ tall – SOLD

This hand crafted flower vase in made from the Guanacaste tree (ear tree). The heartwood is dark and rich while the sapwood is white. The end grain is very stringy, fuzzy or fibrous and difficult to turn. It is a hardwood but is very light in weight.

The ivy is hand carved and dyed green. The dark lines were burned in. Look at the contrasting shades of the wood from front to back.