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Old Oak Pot with Copper Bottom #434

Old Oak Pot with Copper Bottom #434

Piece #434 - Oak & Maple with Calcite Inlay and Copper Bottom - 7" by 5.5" - SOLD This piece has had more lives than a cat. It started out as an ordinary oak bowl. But, the top blew out while turning. A maple piece I was working on later, the bottom blew out. Of...

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Lightning Checked Natural Edge Bowl # 432

Lightning Checked Natural Edge Bowl # 432

Piece #432 - Bradford Pear with Calcite Inlay - 12" by 7" - SOLD This large natural edge, Bradford Pear bowl came out really gorgeous - THEN disaster. It checked! My muse said it looked like lightning struck it. I seized the idea and widened the checks, flattened...

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Damsel in D’Trees #429

Damsel in D’Trees #429

Piece #429 - Bradford Pear with Calcite crystal inlay - 10" by 6" by 1" - SOLD   This piece developed wings over time. No pun intended. I sliced a Bradford tree limb into about four flat pieces. The idea was to make small hor d'oeuvres trays. That never panned...

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Cardinal Pierced Vessel #419

Cardinal Pierced Vessel #419

Piece #419 - Sycamore - Calcite Mineral - 5" by 8.5" - SOLD   This is a collaboration of my son Chris and myself. He did the cardinal in oil paint. I turned the vase, inlaid the top and bottom with calcite and pierced and textured the piece. It is very unusual....

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Rose Among Thorns Piece 427

Rose Among Thorns Piece 427

Piece #427 - Maple with Calcite crystals - 7" by 1"     This free standing medallion is turned from Hard Maple. The outside motif is made up of carved and pierced rose thorns and rose buds. The thorns, leaves and buds are highlighted with pyrography. The...

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Antique Oak Bowl Piece 426

Antique Oak Bowl Piece 426

Piece #426 - Oak - 12" by 5" - SOLD     This is a big heavy bowl! After it was turned it developed a couple of small hairline checks. I stabilized them with thin CA glue and Oak wood flour. To turn the Oak black I applied liberal amounts of Iron Water and...

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Bamboo Dragon Piece 425

Bamboo Dragon Piece 425

Piece #425 - Maple  with Calcite - 8" by .5" - SOLD   This standing medallion is made from Hard Maple. The Dragon Fly and rim design are inlaid Calcite crystals. The bamboo sprig is wood burned with air brushed green leaves. When doing this piece I kept thinking...

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Autumn Leaves Piece 423

Autumn Leaves Piece 423

Piece #423 - Ambrosia Maple - 5.5" by 5" - SOLD   In October of last year I attended a Master's workshop at Arrowmont Art School in Gatlinburg, TN. The master was Binh Poh. The workshop was thin wall turning with embellishment using pyrography, piercing,...

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Textured Natural Edge Bowl Piece 422

Textured Natural Edge Bowl Piece 422

Piece #422 -Wild Cherry - 10.5" by 7.5" - SOLD   This Wild Cherry natural edge bowl is a specimen. I love the shape and the texture of the bark. The stippling on the sap wood adds just the right amount of "Pop".  

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Chameleon In Wood #420

Chameleon In Wood #420

Piece #420 - Elm - 7.5" by 3.5" - SOLD   This Elm closed form is pierced. Hidden in the piercing are four chameleons. The top opening is embellished with stippling. The critters are outlined with pyrography to help you see them.    

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Swamp Dragons #417

Swamp Dragons #417

Piece #417 - Wild Cherry & Maple  - 10" by 5" - NFS   This art piece started out as a natural rim bowl. It morphed over time into this. I took it to a weekend workshop at Arrowmont in Gatlinburg TN. The master was Binh Pho and the workshop was embellishment...

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Bluebird Dish #415

Bluebird Dish #415

Piece #415 - Curly Camphor - Calcite Mineral - 7.5" by 1.5" - SOLD   This precious little bowl is made from camphor and inlaid with Calcite mineral. It has a display stand included. It can be displayed standing on a shelf or sitting flat on your coffee table. In...

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