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

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

Double click for even more detail

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.

(each photo will enlarge if clicked then double clicked)

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