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Two carved yellow birch small forms in the back and a small cherry burl dish in foreground, about 3” to 4" in diameter

Carved cherry dyed Southwest Indian form with common serpent theme.

Last known address was in Washington, D.C.

Spalted maple

with walnut rim

Native maple burl

Carved and burned rim and the stones are from Inverness Beach, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Cherry burl form suspended on ebony posts that are capped with more cherry burl.

Last seen in Florida

Cherry Burl hollow form

about 14" high.

Pierced natural edge form in Ash

Happily living in Ohio

Southwest seed pot

Current whereabouts are unknown

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 Pueblo Pot in Cherry

with burned-in design.

1½" x 2½"

Burnished black pot in Cherry

1½" x 2½"

Cherry burl pot

2½" x 4".

I suppose I should thank the native people from the Anasazi to the Zuni's for the inspiration. I try to make these look like pottery relics that have been dug up.

A Pueblo form

Cherry Hollow Form

about 4” tall by 5” wide

Danish Oil finish

Box Elder bowl

4½” tall by 9” wide

Ash Bowl

2007

6” wide by 2” tall

Lacquer

Ash Bowl

2007

4½" wide by 2¼” tall

No finish yet

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Shallow maple bowl with
a cherry burl insert.

Held in a private collection

A red oak burl on the right

Mac says, “If you dont know what these are, I cant help you...”

Cherry burl

with stone inserts

Cherry burl

with burned ring.

These are no ordinary ornaments.

These are incredible!

This guy has been busy!

From January 2004

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Box Elder Vessel 2007

5” wide by 4” tall

No finish yet

Cherry Burl Bowl

2008

5½” wide by 2¾” tall

Danish Oil

Locust Bowl

2008

8” wide by 3” tall

Wax and Grout

Page last updated March 9, 2008