Spalted Apple is very difficult to finish because it cracks so easily. Making a piece that turns out perfect is worth the effort because of its beauty. Sold.
This is a Manzanita burl with a natural edge and 3 Maple eggs. The Manzanita burl is a root burl that grows in the lower mountains of the West coast. It is a medium hardness and the burls are very beautiful. Sold
This sphere is about 4 inches in diameter. The ribbon is a single without beginning or ending. This is woodburning with stumbling. The wood is Maple. $70
This bowl is about 12 inches in diameter. It is woodburned. Each of the limbs and roots are incorporated into the Celtic ribbon on the rim. The dark woodburning is called scumbling. One of the artists in the Manito Art League bought it. The wood is Bubinga. Sold. I will turn and burn another one like this this winter.