Piece #656 – Sycamore, Multi-color calcite, Paua, Opal, Fuchsite, Jet – 12″ by 3″
This wood turned bowl has a crushed stone inlay lizard on it. The piece was inspired by Maroi Art. Maroi are the indiginous people of New Zealand. It also features a crushed stone inlay rim. If you purchase this bowl you will have a detailed account of how it was made. The video is here: https://youtu.be/BQSI4ch5CHI
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This outstanding bowl started out as a huge sycamore tree standing next to Bumby Ave near Colonial Ave. in Orlando Fl. In 2017 Hurricane Irma came thru and blew this tree down accross Bumby Ave. I met up with the tree two days later. By then it had been moved over so traffic could pass. I spent the next two days with a friend from Factur sawing it up and carting it back to Factur. Three pick up truck loads to be exact.
I had to prepare this precious wood for preservation so it would not rot or crack. It took me two days of sawing, sealing and wraping to prepare the wood for curing. For the next two years it was stored in a dark, dry warehouse.
