Spherical Journey
15” diameter
Yellowheart and wenge
Constructed from portions of compound-mitered, stave created bottomless bowls.
Continuum
16” wide
Maple & Jarra
Created from three bottomless bowls. This is my very first ribbon.
Birdseye Ribbon Bowls
14” wide
Birdseye maple & Gabon ebony
Created from one turning that was then cut into four sections and rejoined.
Chapter 16
16” wide
Maple, bloodwood, walnut
Created from three bottomless bowls. Construction is detailed in my book, “The Art of Segmented Woodturning.”
A Daily Gift
30” diameter
Maple, bloodwood, others
Created from numerous bottomless bowls
For Bill
14” wide
Canarywood
Created from a combination of half and quarter bottomless bowls. The ribbon forms a mobius shape. The designs are pierced.
Fortitude
12” tall
Banksia pod & ebony
Created from two bottomless bowls.
Just Imagine
26” tall
Canarywood on a granite base
Created from a combination of half and quarter bottomless bowls. The shape is known as a trefoil knot. The designs are pierced. It sits on a base of black granite.
Lacewood Ribbon
18” wide
Lacewood
Created from three bottomless bowls.
Mobius Sonata
14” long
Birdseye maple and ebony
Created from half and quarter bottomless bowls. The ribbon forms a mobius shape. Inspired by the Disney movie, “Fantasia.”
A Mighty Winds a Blowin’
24” tall
Redwood on a granite base
Created from a combination of half and quarter bottomless bowls. The ribbon forms a mobius shape. The surface was sandblasted.
Persistence
29” tall
Lyptus & purpleheart on a granite base
Created from a combination of half and quarter bottomless bowls. The ribbon forms a mobius shape. Because of the mobius shape the mouse can find the cheese. Inspired by the business book, “Who Moved My Cheese.”
Ribbon Sphere
9” tall
Blue mahoe & holly
Created from four half bottomless bowls. The bowl staves were cut from laminated material and the shapes are a result of lamination trickery.
Carob Ribbon Bowls
9” x 12”
Carob
Created from one turning that was then cut into four sections and rejoined.
Ribbon Coffee Table
18” tall
Bubinga, maple, ebony, glass
Created from four bottomless bowls. Construction is shown in my DVD #8.
Tolerance
32” tall
Myrtlewood with ebony base
An endless knot, created from half bowls, half cylinders, and half discs. The designs are all pierced.
Ribbon Tangle
20” diameter
Assorted woods
Created from cylinder sections.
Viewpoints
3’ by 5’
Maple and many others
Created from bottomless half-bowls and bottomless half-cylinders. Three symbols reveal themselves as you place your point of view in three different precise locations.
Turbulence
34” tall
Mesquite and many others
Created from sixteen bottomless half bowls. This is in the AAW permanent collection and was on the cover of an issue of the Irish Woodturners Guild Journal.
Zuni Sunrise
36” diameter
Assorted woods
The sun face is a common design attributed to the Zuni Indian tribe.
Zuni Sunset
19” diameter
Assorted woods
The sun face is a common design attributed to the Zuni Indian tribe.
