Hot Air Balloon
Sapele with maple pewa and top cap. Floating on magnets. About 3” diameter and 6” tall.

Sapele with maple pewa and top cap. Floating on magnets. About 3” diameter and 6” tall.

Swirls embellished with pyrography and dyed red, yellow, and blue.

Carved swirls embellished with pyrography and dyed red and blue.

The balloon and base are turned from maple that’s been carved, burned (pyrography) and dyed. The basket is bocote.
The balloon and basket are held together with a brass tube, and a brass rod extends from the base through the tube. The balloon floats on opposing magnets located in the base and the basket.
About 6-3/4″ tall, 3-3/4″ diameter.



A sliced hot air balloon. Elm burl with walnut pewa and cap.
About 7-1/2″ tall, 5″ diameter.
