Little flame boxes

Little flame boxes

Saved wood.Some new pices found.Buloke is a wonderful flame coloured wood Victoria, Australia.Some new pieces, recovered from a firewood stack have travelled to my lathe...
Emerging textures

Emerging textures

A strength in pacific texture.Matching the texture to the natural rhythmn f the wood. A new direction arriving in strength for the new year.New patterns...
Miranda Shorebird Gallery

Miranda Shorebird Gallery

New series of small gift bowls have gone to the Miranda Shorebird Trust Gallery. The small bowls of New Zealand grown wood to match the...
Leaves on the move

Leaves on the move

Now in Canada, the set travelled to Ontario The soft curved New Zealand Kauri leaves with patterns from the garden.Recycled from century old house timber.Saved...
Pacific Loop textures

Pacific Loop textures

Pacific Loop textures The encompassing Pacific loop highlights the ocean as part of my life. A deep texture showing the wash of the waves. Anever...
Prize Winning – Fiddleback Maple

Prize Winning – Fiddleback Maple

Prize-winning bowlThis small bowl made from gifted timber - Fiddleback Maple from British Columbia, was my first major competition step: First prize in Open Novice...
Storm recovered Pohutukawa

Storm recovered Pohutukawa

I enjoy making bowls with feet. A traditional New Zealand approach developed by Ian Fish in the last century. Part of the concept of uplift:...
Verandah Post carving

Verandah Post carving

A long-term interest in carving, one of my first loves in woodwork. I am fortunate to be able to combine two great woodworking enjoyments; woodcarving...
Red Beech – Burls and Bowls

Red Beech – Burls and Bowls

There is a lot of joy in transforming a gnarly, knobbly, beaten around burl. This particular burl is Red Beech from the South Island. It...