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Category Archives: quotes and excerpts
Bright Bowl
Saw a king fisher on a tree over the water. Does not its arrival mark some new movement in its finny prey? He the bright buoy that betrays it! Henry David Thoreau, Journal Entry, April 11, 1856 As I was … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, nature, paint, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged belted kingfisher, blue bowl, painted maple bowl
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My New Old Arkansas Stone
A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school; For thus the wise may profit by the fool, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Time
One thing about late Autumn, it displays the stubborn simplicities of the earth. Man may contrive himself into all kinds of human complications, but this earth which bore him and will be his home until the end of his days … Continue reading
Posted in nature, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged Autumn field, goldenrod, Hal Borland
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Duckling Revisited
The ducklings liked the new island so much that they decided to live there. All day long they follow the swan boats and eat peanuts. Robert McCloskey, Make Way for Ducklings (1941) As I finished this latest little duck bowl, … Continue reading
Merging Shrink Pots
The five-year-old said he loves his dad’s hugs and fly fishing together, so I came up with this pair of merging shrink pots carved with a line from Norman Maclean’s novella A River Runs Through It. The larger pot is … Continue reading
Tulip Tree Flowers
Hardly too much attention can be bestowed on flowers…Flowers were made to be seen, not overlooked. Henry David Thoreau, Journal, 15 June 1852 My son, Noah, and I got out to the river together for a couple hours of trout … Continue reading
Posted in nature, quotes and excerpts, trees, Uncategorized
Tagged tulip poplar, tulip tree, tulip tree blossom, yellow poplar
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Esherick Exhibition
Over the last several years, I’ve enjoyed a deeper exploration into the work and life of Wharton Esherick. There is much to admire and contemplate. Esherick believed he had been overtrained as a painter and discovered his most creative expression … Continue reading
Goose-Inspired Sugar Maple Bowl
What a dull world if we knew all about geese! Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac (1949) Geese still hold plenty of mystery for me. In this part of the world, they are Canada geese. Their abundance makes them easy … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, figure, finding wood, nature, quotes and excerpts, tools, Uncategorized
Tagged carved goose, goose bowl, maple bowl, maple goose, saw blade scraper
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Shop Stool at 25
Peter Galbert, clearly, did not make this stool. Peter’s stool designs are graceful and thoughtfully considered. Someday, I’d love to make one. Regardless, this old perch will always have a place in the shop. I normally don’t give my stool … Continue reading
Posted in carving, chairs, green woodworking, Persons, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged beginning a craft, cut the craft, learning a skill, shop stool
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Perico the Bowlmaker
I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. How could I know? I could die right now, or maybe I’ll die tomorrow. When will it be? In the meantime, I’ll keep making bowls for as long as I can. … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, bowls, historical reference, Persons, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Perico the Bowlmaker
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