June's Turnings

Well, again I procrastinated, but here are my June Turnings. Look forward to some beautiful turnings out of Aspen from my Grandpa Yates' cabin. They are gorgeous!

This bowl is out of Box Elder and is about 4" in diameter. I added some coves on the outside as well as the bottom. The coves on the outside were my first attempt at adding color to a bowl other than natural colors. I had some problems trying to sand out the extra paint so it's still a work in progress.

This bowl is about 6" in diameter and is made of Box Elder. It contains some decorative design on the outside of the bowl and a little hollowing out of the base.

This bowl is made from Box Elder and is about 3" in diameter with some artistic designs on the outside, the rim, the inside, and the bottom of the base.

This is a very different piece. It was originally a bowl but I got a little too thin in the bottom, as you can see by the gaping hole in the bottom. This can be whatever you'd like! It's about 3 1/2" in diameter and made from Box Elder.

This bowl is approximately 5" in diameter. It including some artistic designs including coves and beads. (Found around the base and the middle of the outside and the inside rim.) I had the opportunity to go to a demonstration by Richard Raffan, a very prominent turner in the world. He recommended doing such things to dress up bowls. This is my first try at coves and beads.

This turning is created out of Box Elder wood. It is a platter with approximately 8" in diameter. The underside is hollowed out so it can be turned upside down and still serve a purpose.

May's Turnings

Sorry for the long gap of no turnings. I've still been turning I just haven't had time to take pictures and post them to the web. So, with out further ado...May's Turnings!

This bowl turned from Box Elder had a wonderful hidden design. You can see it a little bit but the camera didn't capture the stunning look. This bowl has bright orange highlights along the outside and inside of the bowls. Box Elder is known to have a little orange/red marks in the wood but this bowl has natural beauty.

This bowl is about 6" in diameter and turned from Box Elder. I polished it with a lacquer to really make it shine!

This Bowl is made of a very different wood called Alnthis or also spelled Ailanthus. The Ailanthus tree is often called the "Tree of Heaven" and is found in China and Taiwan in temperate climates. It's Chinese name is 臭椿 or chouchun for those of us who don't know characters, like myself. It's my first exotic wood that I have turned and it looks great!

This bowl is about 3 1/2" in diameter and is made of Box Elder.

The four little ticks that are shown in the second picture are my ideas of creativity. (Really I just slipped while using the wood burning and one, two, and three little ticks didn't look right.

This bowl is 4" in diameter. It is made of Elm and finished with a lacquer to make it shine! (The pictures don't do it justice.)