Under The Magnolia

Cherry wood and 11 1/4" tall by 6" in diameter

Link to a video of Under The Magnolia

Pair of Blackbirds

Blackbird I (left) and Blackbird II (right)

Closed cherry hollow forms.

With their frayed finials,

Blackbird I measures 17" tall x 13" wide

and

Blackbird II measures 13" tall by 8" wide.

Detail view (Blackbird I).

Detail view of Blackbird I's frayed finial.

Click HERE to see the video.

Thanks for stopping by,

Larry

Burning Bush

Cherry hollow form with segmented batik finish.

Detail of frayed finial.

Detail of top.

Another overall view of Burning Bush

(collaborative with my wife, Julie)

Click here to see Burning Bush in motion. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Larry

Beauty and the Beast

Julie and I have created collaborative entries for this contest.

The Beast and Belle in the garden

I turned the two Cherry closed hollow forms.

Julie then embellished my turnings ("dressed our entries")

using her segmented batik method.

Belle in the garden

Belle is 5" in diameter and stands 9-1/2" tall.

The Beast in the garden

The Beast measures 6-3/4" in diameter and stands 12" tall.

The Beast and Belle in the ballroom

Click this link to see a video of our entries dancing together

(and be sure to turn up your speaker volume).

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Belle's contest entry (with formal photos) can be found here.

The Beast's contest entry (with formal photos) can be found here.

Voting begins after the September 6, 2011 entrance deadline passes.

Larry