

New Aspen Burl Bowls
Four new aspen burl bowls have been turned in the past month. All of these bowls have great lake Superior agate figuring and have a...


Hovland Arts Festival (July 1-2, 2023)
I have been completing a lot of new bowls for the first arts festival of the summer. Here is a copy of the festival poster. I will have a...


Large Colorful Aspen Burl Bowl
I love turning aspen burl. This is no surprise to readers of my blog since I have posted many stories about aspen burl bowls, the bowls...


Story of a Cherry Burl
Cherry burls are among my favorite burls to turn. A customer commissioned bowls from a 14" diameter cherry burl. The following images...


Bowl from a Large Pine Burl of Historic Significance Commissioned
One of the reasons I like to turn bowls for people is learning about the origin of the wood and the connection to the people who...


Bowls from a 120 Year old Silver Maple Tree
I was contacted by a person who asked if I could turn some bowls from special wood. The wood came from old silver maple (Acer...


Holiday Update
The winter has come early this year. We have already had over 16” of snow which quickly turned to slushy ice as the temperature dropped...


Extraordinary Aspen Burl Bowl
I have not been writing many blogs these days because I am working hard finishing bowls for the 10 day Art Along the Lake Studio Art Tour...


The Happiness and Satisfaction of Turning Aspen Burl Bowls
Any one reading my blogs or just looking at this web site will know that aspen burl is my favorite wood to to turn. The wood is beautiful...


Summer's Work Rebuilding the Bowl Inventory for the Art Along the Lake Studio Art Tour
The Hovland Arts Festival was a huge success. A lot of people visited and a lot of bowls sold. Fortunately I have a few more of these...