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Four Vase – Commission is a set of four vases with colored pencil rims and pyrography decoration that I made for family honoring their dad. A Cherry Tree grew at the dad’s grave site. The tree became very large and began to cause damage in the area. The son made a request of the cemetery officials in allowing him to get logs from the tree. His desire was to have meaningful family heirlooms created from the wood. I got a phone call requesting that I create items for him, his

Grieving and Healing Platter is a commission for a family honoring the passing of their dad. A Cherry Tree grew at the dad’s grave site. The tree became very large and the cemetery decided the tree had to be removed. The son made a request to officials to allow him to have the logs from the tree. His desire was to make some meaningful family heirlooms from the wood. I got a phone call requesting that I make items for him, his mother, brother and sister. This will be a chall

Commission Work Four Commissioned Seating Stools or Plant stands turned from Ash, Cherry, Beech and Oak logs. These stools are the trial run for a commission for ten seating logs made from various wood species including Maple, Oak, Walnut, Ash, Beech and Cherry.  The customer and I made sketches of various shapes that he would like to see in his home. Each log weighs approximately 200 pounds. I thought moving the logs down the steps into the studio would kill me. Lifting them