My Artistic intent as a Wood Lathe Artist is to create a greater dialogue with wood that showcases our interconnectedness and reminds each of us of our own higher ground.  

Retiring from 45 years as a professional freelance Artist in 2009 and turning to turning has opened yet another Artistic door for me to pass through. With more moments of joy and satisfaction, I now find myself transforming wood into what I call “Singing Bowls.” As the block of wood spins on my lathe and a new bowl reveals itself, something very unique begins to happen. The turning process becomes a meditation and my spirit is charged from within. It is as if the vessel is singing to me … and each bowl has a “song” of it’s own. 

Wood Lathe Art allows me to incorporate multiple levels of “design opportunity” that empower my Artistic intention to become a better Artist through the Alchemy of Creativity. At this time embellishing the vessel has become my focus. There are 2 primary embellishment approaches that I incorporate: The first is "Pearlizing," which is the name I have given to the finishing process that I use to give a vessel an almost liquid appearance that has depth and transparent color, while still allowing the natural grain of the wood to show through. This is done through a combination of techniques I perfected on custom antique cars and motorcycles including: airbrushing transparent candy-colors, gold leafing and pin striping. The second method is Pyrography which is an on-going evolution of burning my original designs which are highly influenced by tribal, tattoo and visionary Art. In many cases, I feel that I am just following the Art, curious about where it will lead me and what the end result will be.