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Open Spiral Ash sculpture symbolizing the powerful winds blowing throughout the universe. This is the most technically accurate piece in my open spiral series. Size: 14" wide x 16" tall All comments are appreciated thanks.

This is the first piece of my open spiral series, entitled "the Phoenix" ("the Fury", shown in my gallery is the second of the series). The Phoenix was my entry into a local woodturning competition titled "It Grows on Trees which featured works made from trees taken by...

This ash piece is a bit of a departure for me, in that it's only about 2 inches tall. Was initially thinking of using it as a knob for a lid on a much larger container, but I decided otherwise. It lay around for awhile and I decided to hollow, sandblast, dye and wax it.

After seeing all the dyed items lately I had to finally try it for myself. I have some small black ash cores from bowls that I had saved for enhancement practice and I felt these would be good for dyeing. This 6.5x2.5 bowl was dyed with Sumi ink, sealed with oil finish and then a coat of...

This bowl is ash, about 10 1/2 by 13 inches and the most striking feature is probably not the foot, but the bark on the far side. The non-bark edges were left rough in keeping with the overall theme.

This is a simple footed shallow ash bowl. It measures about 9 inches in diameter.

This is a "square" ash bowl which measures about 12 inches by 13 inches.

This is an an ash platter which is about 12 inches square. It sits on a one inch high by 3 inch diameter inverse tapered foot (not visible in this view).

There are a number of different ways to look at the evolution of this piece. One is that it is a continuation of a series of different completely beaded forms (e.g . 5238 and 5307) on which I decided to stop the beading short of the top because tight curves are not really conducive to...

This is another beaded piece, very similar to a recent post (5305). This one has been left natural to take away the issue of color, and smaller less intimidating beads have been used. In this respect it is similar to ones I posted about a year ago except the form is different.

Here is an ogee-shaped ash bowl, sandblasted, bleached and fluted to the max, in a staggered arrangement. The bowl measures 10 inches in diameter by about 2 inches tall. The more horizontal direction of the rim results in a more vertical oscillation of the flutes around the rim than previous...

This ash bottle is about 11 1/2 inches tall. It was lightly sandblasted, dyed and treated with black wax.

This ash bowl is about 10 inches in diameter and about 2 1/2 inches tall. Definitely not for your dinner salad. Beads (approx 5/8 inch) inside and out. Lightly sandblasted, dyed with orange aniline dye and treated with black patinating wax.

12" Ash Platter featuring Burned Nordic Runes and a Celtic Knot. Colored using Prismacolor Markers. Finished with Wipe-on Poly

This hollow ash vessel measures about 11 1/4 inches tall.

This is an ash vessel, which has been turned, hollowed, fluted, sandblasted, and of course, dyed. It measures about 8 1/2 inches tall. It is a variation of a previous piece, 5216.

This ash bowl has been fluted, bleached and sandblasted inside and out. Unlike the previous posting "Fluteus Maximus", this one has the flutes in a staggered fashion, alternating inside and outside to create an undulating pattern on the rim. The previous post had the flutes lined...

This ash bowl is a bit of a departure from the bleached series that I've recently posted. It is, however, a logical progression from one that I previously posted, 5245, with an off-center influence added. This bowl measures about 9 inches across. It has been gently sandblasted, dyed and treated...

This is another in the series of bleached ash bowls that I've been doing. This one has 24 flutes on the outside, none on the inside. Both sides have been sandblasted and bleached. It measures about 11 inches in diameter.

This is another in the series of ash bowls that I've been working on. Named because I don't think it's possible to fit any more flutes on this 10 1/2 inch bowl. Fluted, sandblasted and bleached inside and out. Flutes arranged back to back for a ribbed effect.