"And now for something completely different." Trying something new. Uprights are South African Porcupine quills. (NO PORCUPINES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VESSEL, WOODTURNERS ON THE OTHER HAND...) I think the wood is Hickory? I was helping Binh clean out a storage space and this piece of wood had been "drying" for the past 15 years. He gave it to me with a few other pieces in payment for being his mule for the day. I thought it would be too punky to turn and almost tossed it in the garbage.
I originally drew this with seven quills mounted closer to the bottom with the bottom ends pointing inward. This would have made it less stable and would take up more space. Since I was not confident in my efforts to mount them I ended up with this simpler design.
With the orignial design in my head I am having trouble seeing this piece objectively so your objective comments and critiques are much appreciated. The quills are 10" high, vessel is approx 5" dia by 6" tall.