AATURNING

Description Bowls Grow On Trees is to show that bowls evolve by spinning a log on a lathe. A tool which looks like a chisel approaches...

I design and produce all my items in my Montvale, NJ USA studio Reading Wood This Oak Burl Hollow Form is 7 inches in diameter and 4...

Description Wood Carved Poppy Flower is a Bradford Pear that features turning, carving and staining. Cup burrs are tools familiar to...

My goal was to make a piece that did not have perfect machine like cuts. I wanted something inspired by nature that was irregular and...

Description The inspiration for Sand Dollars Bowl is Mother Nature.  During a beach vacation everyone searches the shoreline hoping to...

Description Winged Victory Platter is a piece of Maple crouch.  The crouch is where branches radiate from the tree trunk.  These unique...

Description Hurricane Sandy Platter is an unusual piece of wood is from a 30 year old weeping cherry. Notice the horizontal line dividing...

Description This Topless Platter is a Cherry platter wood from Hurricane Sandy damage.   Notice the horizontal line dividing the center...

This Picasso Inspired Platter is a piece from an early Picasso drawing.  I draw the pattern onto the wooden platter.  Then I carve deep...

Crawford Coral Bowl is a box elder wood hollow form.  I start with a hollow form shape. Then I carve and pierce the wood and finish with...

Description Monkey Cookie Jar is what I consider a design opportunity.  While turning a vase a knot appears with a void. Now I am stuck...

Collaboration Duncan Vessel and Lid features an European antique porcelain lid from the 1800’s that is missing its base.  It is a gift to...

Description Antique Knock Off Bowl is an experiment with color and texture. I threw everything at this piece using pyrography for...

Description No Sap Here is a Hollow Form Spirit Vessel. The wood is walnut.  The white sapwood is covered with black texture and the dark...

Square Platter with Trim is an early experiment in combining contrasting woods in a turning piece.  Starting with a square block of...

Description Vanilla Chocolate Swirl Burl came out of a 800 pound maple burl that I harvested with a friend on a llama farm. My best...

Description My friend, Dennis Fuge, is a wonderful artist who uses various techniques to embellish his work.  I found a large log on the...

Description It has been so hot and sunny this summer that even this Freckles Elm Bowl wood has freckles. This is an extraordinary...

Description Cooper Wood Antique Quartet is a set of Madrone wood vessels featuring copper paint and an acid wash to create the antique...

Description Madrone Maroon Bowl is a wood that exhibits tremendous movement as it dries. Fresh cut wood is a delight to work with if you...