Middle of the Night

Cherry - ebonized

12" diameter

Synergy

Defined as two or more things functioning together

to produce a result not independently obtainable,

synergy arises when two persons with

different yet complementary skills cooperate.

Sweet gum turned green

then embellished with batiks

13" diameter

6" depth

Collaborative with Julie

(woodturner + quilter)

Bottom view of bowl.

All photos will enlarge if clicked and then clicked again.

You can see Julie's process photos here.

Midnight

Cherry - ebonized

 

16" diameter

6" depth

Detail view of upper rim.

Detail of edge.

Flash Fire I

Flash Fire I

 Cherry

8" tall

5-1/2" wide

 View from above

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Mid South Perspective 2011

Infinity

2011 Mid South Perspective challenge:

Lidded Vessel with Surprise Inside

Lid detail

The idea for this lid came from a glass platter

that my wife brought back from Finland in 1974.



First peek inside

 Best viewed in a darkened room.

Double click for greater detail

Now you can see why it is named Infinity.

Week at the Folk School

Ambrosia maple - milk paint finish

Ambrosia maple - pyrography, milk paint finish

Cherry - double opening

Ambrosia maple - double opening 

Ambrosia maple

This is what happened during my week in the NC mountains

 at John C. Campbell Folk School woodturning studio.

Pat, Larry and George examine one of Pat's tools

The best part of the week?

Spending studio, meal, and other time with friends.

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Barrels of Fun

 

I am can truly say I had barrels of fun completing my part of the 

Mid-South Woodturners Guild's chapter collaborative challenge

for the 2011 American Association of Woodturners

annual symposium.

White oak

1-1/4" high x 7/8" diameter

Pyrography, stained, and oil finish

Gratitude

Segmented bowl with carved outside, spiral embellished inside, and ebonized.

Diamater 7.5 inches

Height 7 7/8 inches

Black Friday 2010

Black Friday 2010

Cherry bowl carved and ebonized

9 ¼ inches in diameter

4 inches high

My Latest - Jacks

Created for the Mid South Woodturner's Guild challenge.

Each jack measures 3-3/4" across.

Ebonized cherry

with cast, turned, and

embellished acrylic resin.

Redwood on the Rocks

Redwood burl hollow form

Detail view of stippled ebony finial

Dimensions 14" x 7" overall

Gifted

Remember

Introducing Remember ~

created for John and Vicki Jordan's

Voice of a Beloved Tree.

Detail view of embellished collar.

Detail view of monkey fist ebony finial and celtic relief base.

Sugar Maple hollow form embellished with pyrographic swirls.

9" diameter x 12.5" height

Special Project

Earlier this year, after tornadoes swept through Tennessee, the pastor of our son's church was part of a disaster relief team. After being given part of a fallen cedar tree, he asked me to turn it into a portable communion table.


After preparing the piece, I visited Bill Covington who used his laser engraving system to add this scene on the front and the text below on the back.

The communion table stands 8" tall, is 2" thick, measures 14" wide, and has an oil-based finish.

Simple Elegance

Wormy Cherry hollow form

Wenge collar and foot

Laminated bent finial of Cherry and Wenge

Height 13-1/2"

Diameter 10-1/4"

Redwood I

Redwood burl hollow form
7" diameter
10" tall (including carved, textured ebony finial)

Pat's Wood

Black Walnut
7" diameter
6" tall

Thanks, Pat!

Just for George

Black Walnut
Turned and textured
Milk paint finish
2-3/4" tall
8-1/2" diameter

Introducing ... Many Eyes

Many Eyes is a stabile made of birds eye maple.

The base started as a laminated block that was turned to a deep bowl. The layers of the bowl were then seperated.

After additional carving and texturing the interior and base were embellished with my unique pyrographic three-line design.

24" wide x 18" high.

Thanks for stopping by,
Larry

Folk School Cherry

During my last visit to the John C. Campbell Folk School, I found a non-descript piece of cherry burl in the pile of trash wood. I turned this hollow vessel during my class with Kim Blatt.

This is my first spiral finial and I'm very happy with the result.

Height (including finial) 9-3/4"

Diameter 6-1/2"

Thanks for visiting,
Larry

Another Finish!

4 inches in diameter
6.5 inches high

Base is Black Wood
Body is Pink York Gum Burl from Australia
Collar is Cocobolo
Finial is Black Ebony

Created during recent week at JCCFS.

Thanks for stopping by!
Larry