White Oak and Cherry

White Oak and Cherry05 White Oak and Cherry11

White Oak and Cherry14 White Oak and Cherry04 White Oak and Cherry06 White Oak and Cherry13 White Oak and Cherry12 White Oak and Cherry03 White Oak and Cherry16 White Oak and Cherry15 White Oak and Cherry10 White Oak and Cherry08 White Oak and Cherry17 White Oak and Cherry02 White Oak and Cherry18 White Oak and Cherry09 White Oak and Cherry07 White Oak and Cherry01

A bowl for Clive, a mantle for Tanner, and a spoon and a saddle (I am only responsible for the plaque, which is in hedge and walnut) for Harold.  This weeks bonus image is a little tree frog freshly emerged from my son’s tadpole nursery.  I trust you’ll forgive so many images of one bowl when you consider how stunning the character of the grain is from every angle.

Butchering Chickens A’ La Tom Sawyer

(WARNING:  this post contains chicken nudity and other images associated with the butchering of poultry)

chicken butchering01 chicken butchering02 chicken butchering05 chicken butchering04 chicken butchering06 chicken butchering07 chicken butchering08 chicken butchering03 chicken butchering09 chicken butchering10

I had so much excellent help from four amazing people that I felt like Tom Sawyer on fence painting day.

the next generation

The next generation

Spring Bowls

spring bowls 201404

kentucky coffee tree

spring bowls 201401

white oak

spring bowls 201405

locust

spring bowls 201406

locust rim

spring bowls 201409

black walnut

spring bowls 201407

crabapple

spring bowls 201408

crabapple base

spring bowls 201412

cherry spoon

spring bowls 201413

cherry spoon

spring bowls 201403

kentucky coffee tree

spring bowls 201411

kentucky coffee tree

spring bowls 201410

kentucky coffee tree

spring bowls 201402

black walnut

Landscape Hewn and Tender

Small Rain
Landscape Hewn and Tender 04

Landscape Hewn and Tender 33

Landscape Hewn and Tender 38

Landscape Hewn and Tender 29

Landscape Hewn and Tender 26

Landscape Hewn and Tender 16

Landscape Hewn and Tender 07

Landscape Hewn and Tender 44

Landscape Hewn and Tender 31

Landscape Hewn and Tender 50

Landscape Hewn and Tender 18

Landscape Hewn and Tender 03

Landscape Hewn and Tender 14

Landscape Hewn and Tender 19

Landscape Hewn and Tender 47

Landscape Hewn and Tender 32

Landscape Hewn and Tender 20

Landscape Hewn and Tender 08

Landscape Hewn and Tender 52

Landscape Hewn and Tender 17

Landscape Hewn and Tender 11

Landscape Hewn and Tender 42

Landscape Hewn and Tender 15

Landscape Hewn and Tender 36

Landscape Hewn and Tender 22

Landscape Hewn and Tender 05

Landscape Hewn and Tender 09

Landscape Hewn and Tender 25

Landscape Hewn and Tender 21

Landscape Hewn and Tender 30

Landscape Hewn and Tender 24

Landscape Hewn and Tender 39

Landscape Hewn and Tender 46

Landscape Hewn and Tender 23

Landscape Hewn and Tender 48

Landscape Hewn and Tender 02

Landscape Hewn and Tender 27

Landscape Hewn and Tender 35

Landscape Hewn and Tender 34

Landscape Hewn and Tender 53

Landscape Hewn and Tender 54

Landscape Hewn and Tender 51

Landscape Hewn and Tender 10

Landscape Hewn and Tender 37

Landscape Hewn and Tender 43

Landscape Hewn and Tender 12

Landscape Hewn and Tender 06

Landscape Hewn and Tender 13

Landscape Hewn and Tender 28

Landscape Hewn and Tender 49

Landscape Hewn and Tender 45

Landscape Hewn and Tender 55

Landscape Hewn and Tender 01

Landscape Hewn and Tender 41

Landscape Hewn and Tender 40

There is the first part of an interview about my Puppet Theater here at UK artist, Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ blog if you would like to check it out. Thanks everyone for the visits.