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Quiet Hen
Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid. Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897) No asteroid under this chicken. Since my last post, I finished her with oil … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, paint, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged alder bowl, chicken bowl, hen bowl, painted bowl
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A Bowl for Enkidu
It seems that our problem with portion control goes back at least 4700 years. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, probably the oldest recorded story in human history, Shamhat is tasked with civilizing the wild beastly man Enkidu. To lure him … Continue reading
Posted in ale bowls, bowls, historical reference, Uncategorized
Tagged alder bowl, ale bowl, Enkidu, Gilgamesh, wine bowl
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Roof Top Bowl
Most of us are familiar with the two usual orientations for bowl carving: working “upside down” into the bark side of the bowl (an innovation that Bengt Lidström was known for), and working into the flat split surface of the half log. … Continue reading
Posted in bowls, layout, patterns, proportions, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged alder bowl, fluted bowl, roof top bowl
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