Vessel Turned from Buckeye Burl, African Blackwood Inlay A182080 and signed in pencil below

and signed in pencil below the image

The charming flower is hand-sewn using strips of metal zipper

he adds texture and grain to his works to bring them beyond the pictorial and to attempt to convey the energy he feels when taking the photos

The lovely geometric design of this this wall sculpture & platter was inspired by an antique basket of the African Yoruba people

Vessel Turned from Buckeye Burl, African Blackwood Inlay A182080 and signed in pencil belowThis vessel was turned from an especially dramatic piece of Buckeye Burl, with a soft palette of grays, whites, blacks, and some brown and orange thanks to the oxidizing of underground minerals the burl has absorbed. The patterns generated by these colors are simply spectacular, like no other burl wood in the world. African Blackwood, a member of the Rosewood family, is the premier detail wood available to woodturners, especially for finials. Bark