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  1. Rectangular Bowl

    Rectangular Bowl

    Wood is Texas Ebony from Hands On Sawmills, Kingville. Bowl rim is trimmed with gold acrylic paint.
  2. "Passion"

    "Passion"

    From "Symbols of Person, Series 1", this is "Passion." 5 1/2 in. diameter x 1 in. depth, ogee bowl, made from maple burl. Pyrographized, and gilded with 24k gold. Though better seen in person then in the photo, the pyro- work is done in what I call "directional...
  3. Scat!

    Scat!

    Cork Oak, gold leaf, pyrography, acrylic paint 6.75d x 5t Protecting her nest, a mockingbird swoops boldly upon the cat. These feisty birds show up in our neighborhood every summer. I really enjoy their many vocalizations, which often continue through the night. Our cats just watch them and...
  4. Silver & Gold

    Silver & Gold

    Silver Maple, 22k gold leaf 12.625" x 4.813"
  5. Manta Ray Gold

    Manta Ray Gold

    Description: Manta Ray Gold Ancient kauri, 500mm square 19 inches Another square winged piece in my series (Ho Hum) This piece was textured with a die grinder, 6 wire brushes that fit in a dremel were used to get rid of the furry bits , then lots and lots of copper leaf applied .Nearly two...
  6. Maple, Paduk, vintage German glass buttons, gold leaf

    Maple, Paduk, vintage German glass buttons, gold leaf

    7.25" by 3". Started out as a multi-axes maple globe that was so blah I almost tossed it. After the final flip of the axis there was not enough meat left to get rid of the marks from the head/tail stocks so I made them a tad deeper and epoxied the buttons in after covering the globe...
  7. Heavy Metal Group

    Heavy Metal Group

    This shot has four of the pieces from this series, which utilizes layers of gold leaf paste mixed with black acrylic paint, applied with a tooth brush and burnished. The ridges are achieved with a hacksaw blade held in a vise grips. Not OSHA approved.
  8. Dyed Ash and Gold Leaf

    Dyed Ash and Gold Leaf

    This hollow form is made from white ash, dyed black and the recessed area has Gold Leaf applied. It's quite thin and lighter than it appears.
  9. Beaded Ambrosia

    Beaded Ambrosia

    This bowl to me looks like it's dressed up, and wearing jewlery. It has verigated gold leaf which in real life, sort of complimented the maple's grain, and the bead work is on the inside and outside. It's about 3/32" thick, and about 7" tall
  10. 1.15.07

    1.15.07

    2 5/8 in. tall, 2 1/4 in. wide, pear wood, textured and color added, 23K gold leaf inside.
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