Exploring the creative process within the constraints of the wooden spoon... and sometimes, outside of those constraints.
'Gape' ~ Mountain Rhododendron (I think).
'Gall' ~ Bottlebrush Tree.
'Macadamia Swirl' ~ Macadamia Nut Tree.
'Four Flags Over' ~ Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
'Gape' ~ Mountain Rhododendron (I think).
'Gall' ~ Bottlebrush Tree.
'Macadamia Swirl' ~ Macadamia Nut Tree.
'Four Flags Over' ~ Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
"Liberating the spoon from a mere hand-to-mouth existence." ~ Charlie Brown
#charliebrown #blockhead
"Liberating the spoon from a mere hand-to-mouth existence." ~ Charlie Brown
#charliebrown #blockhead
'Full Moon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Macassar Ebony and Bloodwood with silver dot inlay.
These two guys seem to be at odds with each other. This spoon was carved a few years back during a 'blood moon'.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #sculpture
'Full Moon' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Macassar Ebony and Bloodwood with silver dot inlay.
These two guys seem to be at odds with each other. This spoon was carved a few years back during a 'blood moon'.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #sculpture
'Gilded Cage' ~ Wooden spoon carved in a single block of Sapele wood. I finished this spoon twice. After I 'finished' the first time the 'Gilded Cage' title occurred to me... so it was covered in gold leaf. I liked it best the other way.
'Gilded Cage' ~ Wooden spoon carved in a single block of Sapele wood. I finished this spoon twice. After I 'finished' the first time the 'Gilded Cage' title occurred to me... so it was covered in gold leaf. I liked it best the other way.
'Heart to Handle' ~ Carved in some two-toned evergreen burl wood.
'Henry Moore-ish' ~ Starfruit wood (Carambola).
A female form spoon carved in decaying Serviceberry wood.
'Half and Half' ~ Carved in Cedar with sapwood.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking
'Heart to Handle' ~ Carved in some two-toned evergreen burl wood.
'Henry Moore-ish' ~ Starfruit wood (Carambola).
A female form spoon carved in decaying Serviceberry wood.
'Half and Half' ~ Carved in Cedar with sapwood.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking
'Girl with the Long Brown Hare' ~ Wooden spoon carved in an unknown wood... Sapele hare and ebonized Walnut base. The hare is elevated with an acrylic rod.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #rabbit #hare #woodart
'Girl with the Long Brown Hare' ~ Wooden spoon carved in an unknown wood... Sapele hare and ebonized Walnut base. The hare is elevated with an acrylic rod.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #rabbit #hare #woodart
'Groovy' ~ Wooden scoop carved in figured Walnut wood. This piece had a bifurcated bottom... sort of like a seed pod.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood #sculpture #scoop
'Groovy' ~ Wooden scoop carved in figured Walnut wood. This piece had a bifurcated bottom... sort of like a seed pod.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood #sculpture #scoop
'Hand Outs' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany and Ebony with 'up'cycled doll parts (Sorry Barbie).
In no way was I attempting to make a statement with this piece... I just liked the idea of it.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #whimsical
'Hand Outs' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Mahogany and Ebony with 'up'cycled doll parts (Sorry Barbie).
In no way was I attempting to make a statement with this piece... I just liked the idea of it.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #whimsical
Sunday Sundries
'Home and Heart' ~ Carved in Maple.
'Honduran Rosewood'
'Horistes Burl'
'Horistes Burl Offcut'
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #sculpture
Sunday Sundries
'Home and Heart' ~ Carved in Maple.
'Honduran Rosewood'
'Horistes Burl'
'Horistes Burl Offcut'
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #sculpture
'Hard to Handle' ~ Wooden spoon carved from a brush pile branch.
The title is actually a double entendre... as in 'hard to hold' and... the original idea was to cover the handle with a mosaic of broken eggshells... which had to be removed before applying the dried rose thorns.
'Hard to Handle' ~ Wooden spoon carved from a brush pile branch.
The title is actually a double entendre... as in 'hard to hold' and... the original idea was to cover the handle with a mosaic of broken eggshells... which had to be removed before applying the dried rose thorns.
'Hole Hearted' ~ Wooden spoon carved in York Gum burl with Ebony veneer insert.
After releasing the shape on the band saw I turned it on edge and sawed a kerf down the center... which made room for a contrasting veneer to be added.
#woodworking #spoon #craft #art #carving #wood
'Hoot Scoop' ~ Carved in figured Walnut wood. Tried it with a bleached face but ended up reverting to the original.
'Owl' and 'Night Owl' pendants. Sapele and Holly... Lacewood and Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #owl
'Hoot Scoop' ~ Carved in figured Walnut wood. Tried it with a bleached face but ended up reverting to the original.
'Owl' and 'Night Owl' pendants. Sapele and Holly... Lacewood and Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #owl
'Horse Play' ~ Carved in Australian Banksia wood.
'Huon Horse' ~ Abstract horse scoop carved in Huon Pine.
'Horse' ~ Carved in Maple wood.
Not a 'horse'... but carved in Horse Chestnut.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #whimsical #woodenspoon #sculpture
'Horse Play' ~ Carved in Australian Banksia wood.
'Huon Horse' ~ Abstract horse scoop carved in Huon Pine.
'Horse' ~ Carved in Maple wood.
Not a 'horse'... but carved in Horse Chestnut.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #whimsical #woodenspoon #sculpture
'Humpty' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Basswood with broken eggshells and pigment. Base was Bald Cypress... (maybe).
Same joke as last time..
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
Followed by a brutal winter
#spoon #humpty #spoontaneous #woodworking #sculpture
'Humpty' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Basswood with broken eggshells and pigment. Base was Bald Cypress... (maybe).
Same joke as last time..
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
Followed by a brutal winter
#spoon #humpty #spoontaneous #woodworking #sculpture
'Knight Templar' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. This began as just a spoon with a face on it but when I realized I am terrible at carving faces I started poking holes everywhere.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #design #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
'Knight Templar' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. This began as just a spoon with a face on it but when I realized I am terrible at carving faces I started poking holes everywhere.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #design #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
'Ironwood Scoop'
'Jack Rabbit' ~ Carved in Sapele wood.
'Jasper USB' ~ Wooden spoon with hidden USB.
'Insperable' ~ Carved in Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodwork #wood
'Ironwood Scoop'
'Jack Rabbit' ~ Carved in Sapele wood.
'Jasper USB' ~ Wooden spoon with hidden USB.
'Insperable' ~ Carved in Ebony.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodwork #wood
'Kauri and Koa' ~ With end grain Wenge wood center.
'Juniper Root'
'Jelly Fish' ~ Black Locust burl.
'Jackfruit Female Form'
#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #art #craft #design #wood
'Kauri and Koa' ~ With end grain Wenge wood center.
'Juniper Root'
'Jelly Fish' ~ Black Locust burl.
'Jackfruit Female Form'
#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #art #craft #design #wood
Three spoons carved in Lacewood... and a spoon carved with a 'knuckle' from a branch found in a brush pile.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #knuckle #wood
Three spoons carved in Lacewood... and a spoon carved with a 'knuckle' from a branch found in a brush pile.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #knuckle #wood
'Ladder Ladle' ~ This was my favorite of the ladder spoons... and maybe one of my favorite pieces overall.
This spoon came from a 'live edge' 5' hockey stick slab of Serviceberry wood that had beautiful grain. The top bark edge is riddled with worm holes (live occupants at the time).
'Ladder Ladle' ~ This was my favorite of the ladder spoons... and maybe one of my favorite pieces overall.
This spoon came from a 'live edge' 5' hockey stick slab of Serviceberry wood that had beautiful grain. The top bark edge is riddled with worm holes (live occupants at the time).
'Ladder to the Top' ~ Another ladder spoon... this one carved in Serviceberry wood with a Mahogany base and a top of laminated Bloodwood, Ebony and Holly.
The idea was that when you climb the ladder... after a certain balance point you are headed down.
#spoon #ladder #top #woodwork
'LadderBack' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. There were 4 or 5 'ladder' themed pieces carved. This wasn't my favorite one but it was probably the most ambitious of the bunch.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
'LadderBack' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood. There were 4 or 5 'ladder' themed pieces carved. This wasn't my favorite one but it was probably the most ambitious of the bunch.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #sculpture #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #wood
Two for Tuesday...
'Laminated' ~ Carved in Poplar wood with some sort of laminated block of colored wood veneer.
'Leaf Form' ~ Carved in Serviceberry wood... one of my favorite carving woods.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #woodart #carving
Two for Tuesday...
'Laminated' ~ Carved in Poplar wood with some sort of laminated block of colored wood veneer.
'Leaf Form' ~ Carved in Serviceberry wood... one of my favorite carving woods.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #woodart #carving
'Leftovers' ~ A very simple spoon carved from leftover pieces of Walnut and Maple burl. I used a French curve template to draw the lines on both the bowl and handle.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #sculpture #leftovers
'Leftovers' ~ A very simple spoon carved from leftover pieces of Walnut and Maple burl. I used a French curve template to draw the lines on both the bowl and handle.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #sculpture #leftovers
'Leopard Lizard' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Australian Brown Mallee burl (if I remember).
'Leopard Handle' spoon in Surinam Cherry wood. The idea was good but the dye bled into the side grain. I might try it again with milk paint for a 'cleaner' look.
#spoon #carving #wood #woodenspoon
'Leopard Lizard' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Australian Brown Mallee burl (if I remember).
'Leopard Handle' spoon in Surinam Cherry wood. The idea was good but the dye bled into the side grain. I might try it again with milk paint for a 'cleaner' look.
#spoon #carving #wood #woodenspoon
All four of these wooden spoons were carved in Lignum Vitae (Latin for 'wood of life').
Known for its medical properties.. and also rated as one of the world's hardest woods (used as ship propeller bearings since the 1800's).
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood #craft #art
All four of these wooden spoons were carved in Lignum Vitae (Latin for 'wood of life').
Known for its medical properties.. and also rated as one of the world's hardest woods (used as ship propeller bearings since the 1800's).
#spoon #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #wood #craft #art