A Daily Gift

**Malcolm Tibbetts** · 05-09-2009, 1:01 AM

This is a 28" diameter wall hanging. Each ribbon is comprised of 16 half-bowl components. Bloodwood and yellowheart for the ribbons and assorted woods in the face. Finished with water-based poly.

**Bill O'Conner** · 05-09-2009, 1:05 AM

Malcolm just when I thought the bar couldn't get any higher, you pull the 5th ace out of the deck. nice job

Bill

**Mark Placek** · 05-09-2009, 1:37 AM

Malcolm, Like the rest of your work this piece is very unique and well done.
I have followed your work for a few years now, having an artist like yourself with
the highest degree of turning ability and design skills has given me a great amount of inspiration.
Thanks for posting your artwork here.

**sascha gast** · 05-09-2009, 2:15 AM

Malcolm, don't take this the wrong way but I think you are absolutely insane.
insane talent and I don't even know anymore how to pick your pieces apart so I could possibly understand how your artwork is done. It's truly like you speak a different language.
My hat is off to you, wish I would have come to your class in David M.'s shop a year or 2 ago, I really wanted to but the job kept me from attending.
your work is inspiring and I am in awe..................and now I'm gonna go sell all my tools.

thanx for posting my friend

**alex carey** · 05-09-2009, 4:36 AM

I don't have a clue how you did any of that, it is so confusing I don't even see where the lathe comes on, very impressive.

**Mike Spanbauer** · 05-09-2009, 7:19 AM

Malcom. Another incredible piece. I've a design I sketched up recently as a tribute to my late son and the concept wasn't quite refined... I think your piece has inspired that clarity.

I'll have to re-read your book though to get the exact methods for the bowl splicing that you do (I assume you turn a complete "bowl" (which is closer to a funnel I believe?) and then split it and rejoin after shifting the bowl 1/2 over to the other wall. continuing around the piece.

As Sascha mentioned, I wish I would have been able to make it to your session with David. Do you have plans to deliver another course at some point?

Thanks for sharing!

mike

**Brian Brown** · 05-09-2009, 8:37 AM

Malcolm,

WOW! What Sascha said! I think I'll give up segmenting now. I don't have the time or patience or talent for the simple stuff, then you go and raise the bar that high. There is just no hope for me now!

**Steve Schlumpf** · 05-09-2009, 8:41 AM

Very interesting work Malcolm! I notice the feathers and symbols and was wondering if there was a specific meaning or story attached to them? I will claim ignorance here but, to me, the piece has a native American feel to it. I like it!

**Greg Just** · 05-09-2009, 9:03 AM

Another incredible piece. For those who have not seen Malcolm's work, go to his website - beautiful creations!

http://www.tahoeturner.com/index.html

**Jim Becker** · 05-09-2009, 9:23 AM

That's exquisite, Malcolm!! Wonderful work.

**John Fricke** · 05-09-2009, 10:56 AM

Exquisite piece. When I study this piece and think about all of the calculations to get the 3 rows of ribbons to align perfectly and then on top of that each individual stave aligns perfectly............I get a big headache

**Bernie Weishapl** · 05-09-2009, 11:19 AM

That is beautiful Malcolm. Wow.

**Ryan Baker** · 05-09-2009, 8:21 PM

That is really cool! And very different as well ... while still being unmistakeably a Tibbetts piece, recognizable from 100 yards.

Keep 'em coming Malcolm. You keep raising the bar and giving the rest of us inspiration to chase after.

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