Working with wood is a joy. My preference is to emphasize the natural forms and embellishments found in the local wood varieties of Vermont and many of my bowls are natural edged, often with the bark intact.
Working with distressed or figured hardwoods including burls, ambrosia maple, and spalted woods fascinates me. Created from unknown origins, burls are highly figured growths that form on tree trunks and branches. Ambrosia maple owes it's unusual striations to the ambrosia beetle which drags a fungus with it as it burrows into the wood
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