Winged Bowls, Boxes & Cairn Structures
"Be like a branch of a tree; flex your body to face 'wind of sorrow'; flex harder to dance in the 'wind of happiness." ~ Santosh Kalwar
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"Good timber does not grow with ease, the stronger the wind the stronger the trees." ~ Thomas S. Monson
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"A large oak tree is a little nut that refused to give up." ~ David McGee
"Be like a branch of a tree; flex your body to face 'wind of sorrow'; flex harder to dance in the 'wind of happiness." ~ Santosh Kalwar
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"Good timber does not grow with ease, the stronger the wind the stronger the trees." ~ Thomas S. Monson
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"A large oak tree is a little nut that refused to give up." ~ David McGee
Spalted Sugar Maple Diamond Box with Captured Marble. 23" wide x 5.5" high. Marble by Phillip Nolley
Zebrawood & Wenge Diamond Box with Captured Galaxy Vortex Marble. 22" wide x 5" high. Marble by Dan Neff.
Stacked Cairn - Black Walnut & Sugar Maple - 4 hollowed out boxes (vessels) stacked upon each other. Private collection.
Globe Cairn - Diversely Elevated Harmony. Unique hollowed forms (vessels) set upon each other: Black Walnut & Sugar Maple with Spalted Maple Sphere (left) or Blue Crystal Earth Sphere (right).
Large Spalted Sugar Maple Diamond Box with African Wenge Accent.
Black Walnut Diamond Box with Captured Marble under lid. 19.25" wide x 4.5" high. Marble by Phillip Nolley.
Zebrawood Diamond Box with Hidden Captured Marble. View of Captured Marble. Marble by Phillip Nolley.
English Walnut Burl - Diamond lid with captured opal vortex sphere. Center vessel with hidden captured opal vortex marble under center. Large diamond vessel with flared tip wings. Signature marble by Dan Neff. Private Collection
XL Cherry Flared Corners Square Bowl with Round Bowl (2-bowl set). Square - 15.25" x 2.75" high. Round - 12.75" x 2" high.
Tiger Sugar Maple Flared Corners Square Bowl & Round Platter. Square - 13.75" x 2" high. Round - 10.5" x 1" high.
XL Spalted Sugar Maple Flared Tip Square Bowl Set with Two Cored Round Bowls. Private collection.
Diamond Platters - Various Woods
Cherry Diamond Platter. 22.5" wide x 2" high.
Curly Maple Diamond Platter. 21.5" wide x 2" high.
Black Walnut Diamond Platter. 19" wide x 2.25" high.
Raised Flared Tip Winged Diamond Platter - South American Mahogany. Private Collection.
Words
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"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit the very wood that was hollowed with knives? When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." ~ Kahlil Gibron
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"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven? And is not the lute that soothes your spirit the very wood that was hollowed with knives? When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." ~ Kahlil Gibron
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