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Cottonwood 13.5 inches tall A slightly different band on this one and a few bees to find.

Aspen 11.25 inches tall

Aspen, 13 inches high.

Box Elder, 7.75" tall

Recycled Aspen from the Mammoth Lakes, CA area. Watco Natural Oil finish, Beal Buffed with a stainless steel insert for the fresh flowers. 6" wide x 9" height.

Couple of folks wondered what one of my flower petal pieces would look like without the color on the burl. Well I did one and thought it has an interesting look. Not as eye catching but nice. Flower is maple burl with African blackwood stem; almost 13 tall. What do you think? Comments...

Spring might be my favorite time of the year, wild flowers in bloom, trees budding, spending more time enjoying Mother Natures canvas. Wanted to express the joy of the coming of spring when all creatures and plants start to wake from the long cold winter. Maple burl, Maple, Mesquite, turned...

My most recent series of flower goblets. From left to right the flowers are tan oak, eucalyptus, apple. The stems were turned and carved from bay. Dye and acrylic paints used for the finishes. Let me know what you think.

Petals of myrtle burl dyed to a coral, orange, and red blend. Bill and Diane wanted a vase with this color combination which I think turned out to be very nice. Blackwood stem with some sap wood. 5X5 Received an interesting comment from an artist, he said that an artist would prefer the stem...

2.75"x9.5", Pear & Honey Locust. Dyed and painted. The foot & leaf stem is turned from pear while the flower was turned from honey locust then inserted. Carving done with rotary tools. Relieved grain achieved using 3M radial bristle wheels. All comments welcome!

Mesquete box wrapped with walnut with marquetry inlays of dyed red veneer and walnut. I wanted the outside of the piece to be basically plain with a hint of something that would pique your interest and pull you to the piece to look inside and explore it. With the flower series, after you...