Mandala on Black Walnut

Mandala on Black Walnut was inspired by my younger son when he loaned me a coloring book of easy mandalas.  

One mandala was the perfect design for this hollow form that had been sitting idle for four months waiting for inspiration.

The mandala was created using a combination of pyrography and stippling.

Pima Design Basket Illusion

Inspired by a photo from a book showing a Pima Indian platter basket (source unknown).

Beaded with 1/8" beads and pyrography (most of my beaded platters feature 3/16" beads).

Actual size of Pima original platter is unknown, but I estimate that this 10" platter is 50% of the original.

Detail photo.

Potential

 

Potential was inspired by and started at Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee during a one-week class with J. Paul Fennell.   Class was titled Embellishing Wood Vessels: Simple Tactile Designs to Elegant Narrative Expression.

Potential is my first work exploring multi-level relief carving with negative space on a hollow form woodturning.  When I look at this piece, I see endless possibilities that can cause me to lose many hours of sleep. It has opened the door to a new chapter in my woodturning art journey and I feel it has energized me.   

Delicacy

Delicacy was inspired by and started at Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee during a one-week class with J. Paul Fennell.   Class was titled: Embellishing Wood Vessels: Simple Tactile Designs to Elegant Narrative Expression.

In my 19 years of woodturning, Paul was one of the best instructors I've had.   

The piece was finished three weeks after returning home.