Teapots

Pearl Grey Teapot Pink ivory body with compressed cherry handle, acrylic paint, and cultured freshwater pearls. Dimensions: 3″ wide x 4″ high x 5″ long.  Made for invited Teapot Exhibition at the annual meeting of the AAW, Hartford, CT, 2010. As...

Leaves in a Golden Wind

Black Walnut wood and 23K gold leaf (2008). 15.5″ wide x 11.5″ deep x 9.5″ tall Polymerised tung oil finish.   Additional photos: Return to Gallery 1

Black Lace Hat with Crimson Flower

Bigleaf maple, madrone burl, compressed cherry, acrylic paints (2013). Dimensions: 15.5” diameter x 8″ high x 27″ long. Hat My first attempt at thin-turning a large walnut block went through the wall when it was 95% completed. Lacking another piece of wood...

Riverglider

Kiln-dried laminated compressed cherry, 23K gold leaf, bronze dust, paua shell, acrylic paints (2008) Dimensions 18″ long x 7.5″ high x 10″ wide Riverglider was inspired by a cloisonné metal and enamel sculpture by Russian artist Valeri Timofeev. I...

Homage to Binh

Large vessel 12”H x 6.5” dia; small vessel 4.5”H x 2.4” dia. Bigleaf maple, box elder, 23K gold leaf, wire, ballhead pins,  Overhead transparency sheet, acrylic paints. June, 2020. This work is the result of a conversation with a collector who observed, shortly...