Recent Exhibit

July-August 2010

Radiata Fraxinus was exhibited with works by Sam Maloof at the 2010 Orange County Woodworking Exhibition in Costa Mesa, California.  Radiata Fraxinus won three awards and is now part of Orange County's permanent fine art collection.

Radiata Fraxinus was assembled and turned from a single plank of curly ash and is 25" diameter with a sculpted walnut wall mount.

Concept: April 2009

Indian Summer

Native California Oak

8 1/4" high x 9 1/8" wide x 8" deep x 13.5 ounces

April 2010 

Indian Summer won First Place and Juror's Choice in the Masters Division at the 2010 Orange County Woodworking Exhibition in Costa Mesa, California.  With three pieces entered, I was recognized with six awards.  This year the judges were Larry White, Mike Johnson, and David Wade of Sam Maloof Woodworking.  Sam's work was also on exhibit.

Indian Summer was turned from a centuries old majestic California Oak that once grew on the historic Camino Real.  The final turning of Indian Summer was done in total darkness through the 1.25" opening.   A lamp was attached to the end of my hand-held carving tool, inside the spinning form, to indicate wall thickness by it's degree of translucence (see inset).  The heart of the wood was positioned so that during the drying process the pith extended equally on each side of Indian Summer, a significant amount, to enhance the form. 

Desert Flower

Mineral-streaked Sugar Maple

5 5/8" x 12 3/4"

December 2009

Desert Flower was selected by a jury to be included in the American Association of Woodturners' 2010 Maple Medley exhibition which debuted at the AAW symposium in Hartford, Connecticut in June, 2010. Thirty-three pieces were selected from 180 entries by top international wood artists.  This special exhibit will then travel to the Gallery of Wood Art in St. Paul Minnesota where it will be displayed from September 12, through December 19, 2010.

A full color printed catalog of this special exhibition is available and can be viewed here.  Please note the Yale curator's reference to trompe l’oeil.

 Against the Grain Exhibit

February 2010

Desert Flower, Ponderosa Radiata, and Ocelot Kayak were displayed with three works by Sam Maloof at the Cypress College Art Gallery.

Ivory Improv

Bleached Sugar Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood

6 3/8" x 13 1/4"

January 2010

575 pieces

"Woodturning is a naturally symmetrical process.  Soon after I started turning segmented forms, I felt a singing desire for asymmetry.  Ivory Improv is a manifestation of that desire."