Entries by Artist

"Ancient Artifact" Cypress Burl vessel, carved and embelished with green/copper/gold pigment lacquers to resemble ancient bronze reinforcing lattice work, finished with boiled linseed oil then 3 step hard wax light buff finish, 235mm H x 170mm diam

"Black Tiger" Using Yakisugi technique with carved flutes on Japanese Cedar which give the wood a three dimensional look of motion, several coats boiled linseed oil giving a rich golden colour, sealed with several coats of satin lacquer, 290mm diam X 250mm H

"Burlesque" Burled Cypress concaved deep rimmed bowl, turned nice and thin with 6mm walls from top to bottom, finished off with Boiled Linseed oil then Tripoli and Carnauba wax buffed to seal off to a satin finish, 250mm diam x 100mm H.

An unsolved mystery of its ancient use. Turned, carved Cypress vessel embelished with green/copper/gold pigment lacquers imitating Bronze Lattice caging , soaked in linseed oil finished off and sealed with satin lacquer, 250mm H x 200mm diam.  

"Desert Storm", natural debarked burled Cypress form depicting a wind blown sun baked desert, linseed oiled with outer walls 3 step hard wax buffed  145mm H x 190mm diam

"Devils Seed" Using Yakisugi technique carved fluting and piercing on Japanese Cedar which give a organic look and feel, several coats boiled linseed oil then sealed with several coats of satin lacquer giving a matt finish with satin highlights, 270mm long x 170mm diam

"Green Hornet" Using Yakisugi techique with carved flutes on Japanese Cedar to give it an organic look and feel, then dyed with green shades to produce rich colour, sealed with several coats of satin lacquer, 340mm H x 210mm diam

"Jade Dragon" using Yakisugi technique with carved flutes on Japanese Cedar which give the wood a three dimensional look of motion, then dyed with green shades to produce rich colour, sealed with several coats of satin lacquer, 380mm H x 220mm diam.