Red/Yellow/Blue Balloon
Swirls embellished with pyrography and dyed red, yellow, and blue.

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

Carved swirls embellished with pyrography and dyed red and blue.

Box of Spalted Tamarind. The exterior is colored with red dye, while the interior is left natural. About 4.5″ tall, 3″ diameter (interior is 2″ diameter).
The red color and the figure of the spalting makes me think “dragon”.
The lid is sliced off in an arc, and held on with 4 small magnets. The magnets ensure the lid attaches with the grain and figure perfectly aligned.
Lacquer finish.




Hollow form of unknown wood, carved and dyed. About 7-1/2″ tall, 4″ diameter. Lacquer finish.



About 10” high, bowl is about 3” diameter. Box elder burl, dyed. Dyed maple stem. Lacquer.

This piece was selected by the American Association of Woodturners Forum as Turning of the Week for June 17, 2024
Hollow Form. Box Elder Burl. About 4″ diameter and 2.5″ tall.
Red and Yellow dyes finished with Lacquer.
Ash. Burned to highlight the growth rings and dyed red. Sliced with an arc with Wenge pewa. About 5″ diameter, 3″ tall. Lacquer finish.

I just love the figure that you sometimes find in Cottonwood. I decided to use some dye on this piece to bring out that figure. The result has hints of green, yellow, blue and red, and really highlights the figure in the grain on one half of this bowl.

The bowl is 12″ diameter and 2″ tall.
$95 Sold