Beauty & Peril…

 A recurring theme in my artwork…I like to know what makes a thing work…To see inside…To push tools and materials to the limit and sometimes beyond…

The results can be wonderful…or not…When it does work though, it is worth the effort every time.

 Turning Air, as it is called is an example of Peril first, and then Beauty…This Cedar Burl came off of a bluff where there is an ancient fire scar in the Ozarks. One slab of a great root section...Just getting it safely mounted to turn was a challenge.

 I call Woodturning in general a Zen practice…Turning Air like this piece requires a focus of concentration that excludes all other thoughts…and slows time way down…

Today, Beauty and Peril found its balance and produced a result like no other…Sweet Combo…