These are some of my more recent pens that were selected for the 'Texas Turned' exhibit at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. I have been notified that they have all sold but if you are interested in something similar, please contact me.Friday, March 27, 2009
Examples of recent work - 'Texas Turned' exhibit
These are some of my more recent pens that were selected for the 'Texas Turned' exhibit at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. I have been notified that they have all sold but if you are interested in something similar, please contact me.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Maple 'wedding goblet' with twist stem - Sold
This is a goblet that is not for sale but an example of a special order. It is a 'wedding goblet' with two captive rings and a spiral stem. The wood is maple and the finish is 'Waterlox' and buffed with the Beal Buffing System. Just another example of the different type of work I do.
'Hurricane Ike' walnut bowl - Sold
This is my first bowl from 'Hurricane Ike' wood (aka trees that fell during Hurricane Ike.) It is a beautiful piece of walnut and came from the Houston area.
It is about 5" in diameter and finished with 'Waterlox' and the Beall Buffing System. I sign my pieces with my initals and the year with an engraver on the bottom. If requested I can also engrave the type of wood as well, just be aware that it is not laser engraved and will have the "handwritten" look. Picture of the bottom available on request.
Monday, March 23, 2009
It all has to start somewhere
I have been turning since 1999 and over the past few years, I have had numerous requests about a website. Since I really don't have the time at the present moment to do a full website, I thought that this might do for now. This blog will mainly be a listing of items for sale but I will put other woodturning related happenings here as well.
I am a member of the Brazos Valley Turners as well as the Gulf Coast Woodturners Association and an American Association of Woodturners member. My main speciality is pens and I am a member of the International Association of Penturners (IAP) as well. I have had my work exhibited at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. I have also done pen demos in association with the Gulf Coast Woodturners Assocation and have sold my work both in Las Vegas and locally here in the Brazos Valley. I am currently located in the Bryan/College Station area and this is where I learned to turn my first pen back in 1999. I was a graduate student at Texas A&M and took a pen making class at the craft center (University Plus) in the Memorial Student Center. After that I was hooked and have been turning for most of the time since.
I have a Jet mini lathe and it has been all over the country, locally, at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA, while I was a resident athlete training in archery, and in Las Vegas where I relocated for a couple of years. Through all that I have chosen the Brazos Valley to make my home and so it is appropriate for the name to be Brazos Turnings. While my pens mainly come from exotic wood from around the world, for my larger turnings I hope to use both exotics and locally harvested wood. While the main tree in the area is oak, I have found, elm, poplar, mulberry, chinaberry, huisache and of course mesquite.
Hopefully, besides pens, you will find confetti lamps, bottle stoppers, boxes, bowls, plates and various other items.
Wood is a beautiful medium to work with since it really is God who makes the tree and I have the privilege to create something beautiful and hopefully useful (at least most of the time.)
Well, that is all for now. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will get some items up as well as post pictures of projects in process.
I am a member of the Brazos Valley Turners as well as the Gulf Coast Woodturners Association and an American Association of Woodturners member. My main speciality is pens and I am a member of the International Association of Penturners (IAP) as well. I have had my work exhibited at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. I have also done pen demos in association with the Gulf Coast Woodturners Assocation and have sold my work both in Las Vegas and locally here in the Brazos Valley. I am currently located in the Bryan/College Station area and this is where I learned to turn my first pen back in 1999. I was a graduate student at Texas A&M and took a pen making class at the craft center (University Plus) in the Memorial Student Center. After that I was hooked and have been turning for most of the time since.
I have a Jet mini lathe and it has been all over the country, locally, at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA, while I was a resident athlete training in archery, and in Las Vegas where I relocated for a couple of years. Through all that I have chosen the Brazos Valley to make my home and so it is appropriate for the name to be Brazos Turnings. While my pens mainly come from exotic wood from around the world, for my larger turnings I hope to use both exotics and locally harvested wood. While the main tree in the area is oak, I have found, elm, poplar, mulberry, chinaberry, huisache and of course mesquite.
Hopefully, besides pens, you will find confetti lamps, bottle stoppers, boxes, bowls, plates and various other items.
Wood is a beautiful medium to work with since it really is God who makes the tree and I have the privilege to create something beautiful and hopefully useful (at least most of the time.)
Well, that is all for now. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will get some items up as well as post pictures of projects in process.
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