Exploring the creative process within the constraints of the wooden spoon... and sometimes, outside of those constraints.
'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
'Light Hearted' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Oysterwood gifted me by the spoon legend Norm Sartorius.
A small hole trapped between the heartwood and sapwood influenced the design.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #wood #woodart
'Light Hearted' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Oysterwood gifted me by the spoon legend Norm Sartorius.
A small hole trapped between the heartwood and sapwood influenced the design.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #wood #woodart
All three of these spoons were carved in Lilac wood. Lilac is a very fine grained wood that holds even the finest detail. The branches have a tendency to split very badly as they dry... but the solid wood between the cracks are well worth working with.
#spoon #woodworking #woodworking
All three of these spoons were carved in Lilac wood. Lilac is a very fine grained wood that holds even the finest detail. The branches have a tendency to split very badly as they dry... but the solid wood between the cracks are well worth working with.
#spoon #woodworking #woodworking
'Looking Back' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Huon Pine.
Right now I can't recall the wood type on the second spoon... but the interior lamination was knife handle material that a shop neighbor gave me. I re-cut that and glued it up diagonally.
#spoon #woodworking #carving #wood #face
'Looking Back' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Huon Pine.
Right now I can't recall the wood type on the second spoon... but the interior lamination was knife handle material that a shop neighbor gave me. I re-cut that and glued it up diagonally.
#spoon #woodworking #carving #wood #face
'Lizard of Oz' ~ Carved in an offcut of Horistes Burl from Australia. The tail hangs lower than the feet so a base of spalted Chinese Poplar was used.
#wood #woodenspoon #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #lizard #whimsical #object #critter
'Lizard of Oz' ~ Carved in an offcut of Horistes Burl from Australia. The tail hangs lower than the feet so a base of spalted Chinese Poplar was used.
#wood #woodenspoon #art #craft #design #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #woodart #lizard #whimsical #object #critter
Some long spoons...
'Long Billed Spooner' ~ Maple, Lacewood and Ebony.
'Long Dipper' ~ Lignum Vitae
'Long Female Form' ~ Rosewood (I think).
'Long Surinam Cherry' ~ Surinam Cherry really isn't a cherry. It has red, cherry sized fruit but they are shaped like pumpkins.
Some long spoons...
'Long Billed Spooner' ~ Maple, Lacewood and Ebony.
'Long Dipper' ~ Lignum Vitae
'Long Female Form' ~ Rosewood (I think).
'Long Surinam Cherry' ~ Surinam Cherry really isn't a cherry. It has red, cherry sized fruit but they are shaped like pumpkins.
'Loopy' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with Holly overlay. Loopy not only describes the spoon.. but also the maker after he realized he could have much more easily carved the Holly BEFORE laminating.
#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodart
'Loopy' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Sapele wood with Holly overlay. Loopy not only describes the spoon.. but also the maker after he realized he could have much more easily carved the Holly BEFORE laminating.
#spoon #spoontaneous #woodworking #woodenspoon #carving #sculpture #woodart
A few more pieces carved in Macadamia Nut wood. The first is a scoop with sapwood handle and three spoons. The Macadamia wood I got was from Hawaii. Deep red color when you first cut into the log.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #sculpture #wood
A few more pieces carved in Macadamia Nut wood. The first is a scoop with sapwood handle and three spoons. The Macadamia wood I got was from Hawaii. Deep red color when you first cut into the log.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #woodworking #carving #woodenspoon #sculpture #wood
'Macadamia Female Form' ~ While sanding this Macadamia spoon a shop neighbor came over complaining that he had messed up on his project. I went to check it out.. and after teasing him real good... I came back to my project and immediately managed to break it in half. Karma sucks.
'Macadamia Female Form' ~ While sanding this Macadamia spoon a shop neighbor came over complaining that he had messed up on his project. I went to check it out.. and after teasing him real good... I came back to my project and immediately managed to break it in half. Karma sucks.
Magic Cooking Wands ~ A request was made by someone participating in a LARP for a 'magic wand' that was holsterable and could double as a spoon (to stir chocolate).
The second spoon (first effort) is charred Oak found on the road. The first spoon is Jackfruit wood with ebony claw.
Magic Cooking Wands ~ A request was made by someone participating in a LARP for a 'magic wand' that was holsterable and could double as a spoon (to stir chocolate).
The second spoon (first effort) is charred Oak found on the road. The first spoon is Jackfruit wood with ebony claw.