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“The Wooden Tulip” Bowl #59 (Tulip Poplar) Price: 1,475.00 This grandiose piece of Tulip Poplar has been in the works for more than a year now. Pieces of this magnitude cannot be rushed, for the wood must be allowed to dry slowly in order to prevent irreparable cracking. The tree that this bowl was harvested from was dying, so it had to be removed to prevent damage to its owner’s home, but it has found new life in the form of bowl art. Using wood to construct great pieces of form and function was often commanded by God. “And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.” Exodus 25:10,11 |
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“Candy Dish” Bowl #74 (Black Cherry) Price: 185.00 I’ll never forget the candy dish my grandmother had sitting on her end table at her home in Highland Park, Atlanta. We could be sure that it was always freshly stocked with the candy-coated almonds that we loved. It was the highlight of our visit to choose the color we thought was the most appealing at the moment. This shallow little dish brings those memories vividly back to my mind. “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” Ps. 19:9-10 |
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“Burl Ives” Bowl #41 (Black Cherry) Price: 375.00 I guess the first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word “burl” is Burl Ives, that great voice that I remember from childhood as singer and narrator of the television classic, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” The term burl, however, to a wood turner generates quite a different enthusiastic response. A burl on a tree distorts the normal grain and color patterns, and until you cut into one you never know what you will find. Rarely is a turner disappointed at his discovery. Scientists and foresters alike are still not quite sure what causes these blemishes, but you can see from the finished example they sure can be beautiful. Do you think God knows where burls come from? “By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him which is perfect in knowledge?” Job 37:10,16 |
“Mendacious” Bowl #95 (Hickory) Price: NFS This bowl came from wood that two people did their best to throw away - and one of them was me! A tree cutter was on his way to the dump when I stopped him and asked for the wood. I assumed I was asking for firewood. However, when I got home the hickory was nothing like the wood used for the hammer handle below. Hidden inside the firewood was some of the hardest, most wonderful to finish wood I’ve ever turned. Even with my knowledge that it is often the rejected furniture logs that make for the most beautiful bowls, I almost missed the hidden beauty within that load of “firewood.” What a creative God we have, to not only create such vast differences in kinds of trees, but to also allow such differences in the same species, as to make some wood all but impossible to identify. “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” Psalm 19:1-2 |
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“Florida Sunset” Bowl #78 (Spalted White Ash) Price: 250.00 While vacationing in Florida, one of the things I enjoyed the most was watching the sun rise and set. This spalted white ash reminds me of some of the beautiful nights there when I watched the sun go down. With its rich orange shades and dark gray spalting lines, it brings to mind the stratus clouds that would be streaked across the sky amidst the flaming colors of a glorious Florida sunset. “Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded and they were created.” Psalm148:3-5 |
“The Bee Hive” Bowl #61 (Yellow Poplar) Price: 265.00 The beads that cover this piece immediately took me to those cartoon portrayals of “The Bee Hive.” David mixed a brew of dry black ink with Danish Oil to give this artistic creation its unique appeal. Can’t you see Winnie the Pooh raiding this bowl for a small smackerel of honey? “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.” Proverbs 24:13,14 |
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“Dutch Elm” Bowl #62 (Elm) Price: 475.00 This vase was not turned from a tree called Dutch Elm, but rather was named this because in 1919, the Dutch discovered the cause of the disease that was killing so many Elms. The culprit was a tiny destructive bark beetle that in a matter of just four weeks could kill a single specimen that might otherwise live two hundred years. Because so many of these trees have been wiped out here in the States by this disease, rarely are we fortunate enough to have access to this unusual wood. This vase was taken from a log given to us by our neighbor, Raymond Bogenschutz, when he was forced to down this dying tree. When exposed to the chisel, the sapwood appears creamy and smooth while the heartwood displays deep and varied reddish brown hues. Since Elm does not split easily and has superb coloration, it is a wonderful furniture wood. It proves excellent for wood turners as well, revealing beauty with strength. “Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.” 1 Chronicles 16:28-29 |
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“Walnut Elegance” Bowl #96 (Black Walnut) Price: 425.00 This vase, with it’s long curve, turned out of an old, rugged walnut log, combines two elements that should give this piece an elegance and patina that will last for years to come. But one day, even as enduring as wooden art is, it will be burned up with fire when the Lord Jesus comes back. Only those things not burned with fire will remain to go on into eternity with Christ - namely the souls who have given their allegiance to the Lord Jesus. “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die, Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 |
“Butterscotch” Bowl #84 (Bradford Pear) Price: 950.00 What a spectacular bowl with its grand single bead for a rim! David and I have experimented with all sorts of protruding shapes and indentions, and yet the bead always stands out as an appealing feature. Of course, much of our viewing of shapes is subjective. Yet, some of the patterns are certainly instilled in all of us by our Creator, who put in place a world of purpose and order. “Let all things be done decently and in order.” 1 Corinthians 14:40 |
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“Milk and Honey” Bowl #68 (American Beech) Price: 325.00 We have several bowls in the gallery turned from Beech wood, but this is our first piece from a massive tree that was given to us by a close friend. This particular bowl finished out differently from others you may see in our show room, giving rise to the name, “Milk and Honey.” The light background broken up by the honey browns give this bowl a warm appeal. “And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.” Deuteronomy 27:3 |
“Cracker Jacks” Bowl #27 (Maple) Price: 275.00 The fact that I was hungry when I wrote the description of this bowl must be evident. Caramel coated popcorn is all I could see. I guess if I had waited another hour or two for my hunger to reach maturity, I might have named it T-bone! “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.” Genesis 9:3 |
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“Cross-Section” Bowl #76 (Sassafras) Price: 685.00 This large beaded bowl reminds me of a quilt: the thick, heavy bead looks as if the lower curve is tucked tightly inside the bead, like a comfortable, homemade quilt would be tucked around an old feather mattress, inside the smooth, wooden rails of a worn, farmhouse bed. In a technical similarity this bowl is called an end grain turning, because the bottom of the bowl is a cross-section of a Sassafras log. This grain orientation seems reminiscent of the patchwork semblance of memories often found in handmade quilts – just like a soft blanket of recollections in cloth tells the stories of those that wore the clothes represented in the quilt, so the cross section of this bowl tells the story of this particular trees life: years of drought are the tightly woven growth rings, while the wide rings tell of warm, wet springs and summers. Like the quilt and end grain turning, our children are often the stories of our own lives and experiences, played out before us in the next generation. The Bible talks about how wonderful a Godly seed is to those that raise a righteous progeny. “Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons is their fathers.” Proverbs 17:6
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