This group of turning of part of my Chihuly Series. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Dale Chihuly, he is an American glass artist. He often uses the natural force of gravity to help determine the final shape of his molten glass art work. In this series I have taken inspiration for Chihuly’s work to create a similar effect in my turnings. Using mulberry burl wood that was still very wet, I turned these pieces to finish and then lets the natural forces associated with drying to warp and crack the turnings to determine their final shape. Even though you can't see it in the picture each piece has some wonderful texturing and movement in the wood do to warping. Sizes are: 8"W x 8 1/4"H; 5 1/2"W x 6 1/2"H; 4 1/2"W x 3 1/4"H.
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