broken handles made new

these two spoons are made from handles of other utensils that broke off. i left the rough break on one, but chose to carve it smooth on the other. the contrast between the old patina and the fresh wood where i carved is striking. the woods are unknown.

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i am very interested in further exploring NW native designs in my wood carving. the circle represents so many things: sun, moon, seed, awareness, the whole, the divine

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madrona

this one was so challenging and so much fun! it is made out of a piece of madrona, one of the most special trees of the san juan islands. this wood is very hard and likes to twist as it dries. the playful spirit of this wood and it's maker is represented in the design.

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yew

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these little spoons, perfect for scooping salt or spices,are made from little shards of the same branch. this piece of yew branch was being used by a friend of mine as a mallet and had begun to spit apart. i saw it and knew i could make some spoons out of it. soon after another friend challenged me to make the 'smallest spoon in the world' and i accepted the challenge. that was my first of this series. 

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this one i made from the core of this same yew branch. usually the diameter of a round branch must be slit to avoid splitting, but since this was already dry and stable i was able to pass through the core! something special about yew? maybe. the dark design is the layer of wood where it separated when used for pounding.

then this little beetle spoon i made from a piece i separated from the one above. isn't it cute!

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snowberry

this one is made from snowberry wood, which i never thought would be possible until i came across soem oldgrowth snowberry trunks in the burn pile at work. i saves a few pieces. the rotting of the wood added character and helped shape the spoon. i love the little black dot in the bowl.

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copper birch

this spoon is made from a slender branch of copper birch. i left a little of the beautiful inner bark, though sadly i could not keep the very beautiful, copper-colored outer layer.

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balancing spoon

something inspired me to do the fun little curve in this ocean spray spoon. it led to this wonderful detail on the neck... which i did not envision in the beginning. wonderful things often show up during the process of working with the wood and the evolution of the shapes and volumes. this one broke during carving and i thought it was lost, but i carefully glued it and the place it broke is barely noticeable. this one has the special ability to balance on it's side!

juniper

 this piece of wood i found on the side of the road one magical day while hitch-hiking on Orcas Island. i was harvesting hay to give to my friends and saw this beautifully weathered piece of a stick... with it's cracks i wasn't sure it would work out as a spoon. i just used a little wood glue to hold the biggest crack together. it is one of my favorite. spoons for it's wild, weathered beauty.

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