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	Homage to Jennie Miller, 2005, Ash and Tria artists markers, 16" dia. Blue Ribbon for embellished turnings at 2005 Orange County Fair. Jennie Miller (1842-1932) was a basket maker in California's Pomo Indian tribe. When I decided to try a basket illusion piece I looked through a book of baskets and kept coming back to one of hers. Although the shape of this piece is nothing like hers, all the patterns were adapted from one of her baskets. After spending several weeks trying to work out the patterns with the necessary sizes to give me a repeat, I developed a great respect for what basketmakers of old were able to create sitting under a tree in a field. No more will I use "basket weaving" as a derogatory term for easy courses in school. There were classes in my MBA program that were easier than the designs in her work. Note, I have seen her name also spelled Jenny and Jeanie. I believe it was Mark Twain that said something like "It is an unimaginative person that can think of only one way to spell a word."
	Walnut and Ebony Lidded Bowl, 2004, Claro Walnut and Gaboon Ebony, 8" dia. Blue Ribbon in Faceplate Turning at the 2004 Orange County Fair. This is an update of last year's lidded bowl. When I bought the walnut blank it was covered in wax and I had no idea of the figure inside of it. Talk about a pleasant surprise! The ebony came from a guy whose name I never knew who showed up at one club meeting with a box of ebony he wanted to sell. I bought a few pieces and now wish I had bought more.
	Lidded Bowl, 2003, Tasmanian Eucalyptus Burl and Brazilian Rosewood, 6" dia. My first successful attempt at applying contrasting wood for trim. Brazilian Rosewood can no longer be imported. My stock came out of the garage rafters of a dear friend where it had been sitting for 20 years or so.
	Maple Bowl, 2003, Figured Maple. An immediate favorite of mine. I'll probably make a few more in this shape just to see how it looks in other woods. This one I may actually put a price tag on to see if any one will pay for my work. About 8" diameter and finished with cyanoacrylate glue, buffed, and waxed.
	Cowboy Hat, 2002, Liquidambar (a.k.a. Sweet Gum). A full size cowboy hat that is just a fraction too small for me. It is one piece of wood, no glue or joints. If you want to see good wood hats go to JoHannes Michelsen's site Woodhat.com
	Small Vase, 2002, Norfolk Island Pine (a.k.a. Star Pine), 5 1/2" tall. The red eyes looking back at you are the knots of the limbs that radiate from the trunk.
	Hollow Ball, 2002, Ash, 5" dia. This is a thank you gift for the person that gave me the trunk of an ash tree from her back yard.
	Hollow Form, 2002, Magnolia, 5 1/2" dia. Magnolia turns out to be a very pretty wood. I'm going to keep my eye open for more.
	Natural Edged Vase, 2002, Black Acacia, 8 1/2" tall. A very popular piece. Currently in a display case at the WoodCraft store in Stanton, CA.
	Natural Edged Bowl, 2002, Mimosa. So there I was, walking down to the local Starbucks when I spotted a man with a saw on a long pole cutting the limb off a tree in his yard. "Pruning time, eh?" I asked. "Nope," he said, "I'm cutting it down." So I offered "If I come back with a chain saw and help you, can I have some of the wood?" An hour later I was back, the tree was quickly reduced to a stump, and I had two truck loads of wood. The rest is drying to make a chair.
	Various Ficus Objects, 2002, Rusty Leaf Ficus. Somewhere about 1898 Mr.Flippen planted a tree. About 1997 the tree was moved to make room for a supermarket expansion. In February 2002, with the help of some exceptionally strong winds, the tree fell, crushing a parked car but causing only minor damage to the expanded supermarket. The Orange County Woodworkers got access to the wood and made about 100 items of various sizes and shapes to be sold at the [replacement] tree planting ceremony. All the funds raised, $2,900 worth, went to the club's toy project. These are my contributions. The reddish brown coloration is from the disease that weakened the tree.
	A Bit of a Surprise. When I was chainsawing some hunks of the ficus down to a workable size I saved for last one piece with a wire coming out of it. I figured I could cut around it and salvage the piece. I never figured the wire was connected to a chain. Honest, I didn't.
	Vase, 2001, Olive. Made from the tree once in my sister's yard. My third hollow form. It stands about 8" tall.
	Parfait, 2001, Olive. A thin walled goblet type of thing. About 6" tall.
	"Executive Dog Dish", 2001, Lacewood. This was turned with blocks of oak glued to the flats so there would be a completely round object to work with. Before the blocks were cut away this looked like a traditional, but very fancy, dog dish.
	Powder Bowl, 2000, Quilted Maple. After I bought the lathe my mother started talking about the powder bowls her father made as Christmas gifts for the women in the family, probably back around 1930. She sketched one from memory and I made her one as a gift for Christmas 2000. Her father dished out a small opening in the handle on the lid and glued in a glass marble. On this one I turned a small sphere from rosewood and glued it in.
	"Bowl #8", 2000, Quilted Maple. This was a gift for my mother. I picked up a blank for an electric guitar body and have been cutting it up a little at a time.
	Asymetrical Natural Edge Bowl, 2000, Olive. This was made from the olive tree removed from my sister's front yard. I gave her this bowl from it for Christmas 2000. Olive is a real dream to turn. The air is full of the aroma of fresh olive oil and the wood cuts cleanly. However, I had a bright idea for a very asymetrical turning and thought this one, just slightly off balance, would be good practice. Holy Cow! My light duty lathe bucked and bounced and walked all over the garage until it was almost entirely hollowed out.