Blue Mineral Inlay Fruit Bowl #399

Blue Mineral Inlay Fruit Bowl #399

Piece #399 – Curly Camphor – Calcite Inlay – 11.5″ by 4″ – SOLD

 

This unusual curly camphor bowl is very unique. The curls are quite pronounced and give the 3D effect. The undercut edge is inlayed with blue and white calcite mineral. The blue texture under the rim is called stippling and each indent is hand painted. It can be used to display fruit, serve salad or just put on display as art.

Mineral Inlay Hummingbird Platter #394

Mineral Inlay Hummingbird Platter #394

Piece #394 – Steamed Beech, Dyed Calcite Crystals – 11.5″ by 2″

This steamed beech platter features a hummingbird drinking from a Hibiscus flower. The bird and flower  inlay are about 1/4 inch deep. Minerals used were calcite, fushite, howlite and obsidian. The outside border is optical calcite with the inlay cut all the way through the wood so that light passes through the optical calcite. I have invested about 100 hours of my time in the piece. It has it’s own display stand.

Figured Bowl with Turquoise Inlay #391

Figured Bowl with Turquoise Inlay #391

Piece #391 – Ambrosia Maple, Turquoise inlay – 11.5″ by 4″ – SOLD

 

Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.

 

Huge Inlaid Fruit Bowl #390

Huge Inlaid Fruit Bowl #390

Piece #390 – Ambrosia Maple, mineral inlay – 15.5″ by 6″ – SOLD

 

Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.

 

Ambrosia Maple Bowl #389

Ambrosia Maple Bowl #389

Piece #389 – Ambrosia Maple – 9″ by 2.5″ – SOLD

 

Much like Spalted Maple and other forms of figured maple, Ambrosia Maple is technically not a specific species of Maple, but rather a general description of any type of Maple that has been infested by ambrosia beetles. The beetles bore into the tree, and with it bring fungus that discolors the wood. Ambrosia Maple is considered a decorative feature which gives the wood additional character, and is sometimes available for purchase.