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AAW bowl contest entry
AAW Forum Contest Entry
AAW Forum Contest Entry
AAW bowl contest entry
AAW bowl contest entry
AAW Forum contest entry
AAW Forum contest entry
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AAW bowl contest entry

This is a piece of figured silver maple that I recovered from a tree surgeons log dump. Subsequently the blank spalted and gave a nice pattern but still left most of the figure on the rim unchanged. I chose to have the ogee shape and wide rim as flatter surfaces highlight this type of grain best, and then used direct lighting to best capture it. The bead acts to frame the bowl depression from the rim. The finished piece is 10 3/4" Diameter and 2 1/8" tall.
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Allen Alexopulos
Excellent work Chris. You did an outstanding job of capturing the combination of figure and the spalting without overwhelming either. The ogee shape that you chose has worked artistically for thousands of years and with pieces like yours is assured to continue ad infinitum...

Best Regards from AA County,
-Allen
 

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