masur

I picked up a couple pieces of Masur Birch at the recent TAW Symposium and this is what I got out of one. I love this wood. This HF is 5" dia. x 5-1/2" tall w/o the finial. With the finial it is 9-1/4" tall. Hollowed thru a 1/2" opening. Finial is Blackwood.

In case you haven't heard there was quite a storm in the Garden last night. Luckily nothing serious happened. Only Mrs. Valery Wishteria was hurt by lightning. Quick visit to emergency room and she'll be fine, at least fysically. Mentally nothing seems to be sure. She has been chanting...

First and definitely not last collaboration with great polymer clay artist, Prr Sahlberg. As far as we know not that many mixed medium pieces are created using wood and polymer clay. She gave me big box of nice bits and pieces. Fingernails and body jewelry are from that box. Wooden parts are...

It is time to say good bye to folks in the Garden. However before we'll leave them alone I would like to introduce you son of Mrs. Flower Pitcher, Mr. B.A. Stard. There has been strong rumour for a long time that his father is Mr. M.U. Stard himself but no one really knows except Mrs. Pitcher...

Mrs. Flower Pitcher lives in the same Garden as some other pieces seen earlier. She is masur birch and birch burl, turned carved, dyed, assembled.... I turned it for use too so she is covered with Rustin's Plastic coating to keep her skin in good condition and colors bright. She is about...

This is another goblet from the Garden. This time masur birch and Finnish soapstone, "vuolukivi" in Finnish. Eccentric turning, some carving, dying and again plastic coating. About 6" high. I wanted to show stones "real" color and that's why I partially soaked it...

This is the first box I have turned from this material. The box is 2 3/4" by 4 3/4". A wonderful wood to turn.