WT #300, Hollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with Turquoise inlay. four The tray has 51 semiprecious

The tray has 51 semiprecious mineral cabochons inlaid around the perimeter

I collected most of the trunk of a large Ponderosa killed some years ago by the beetles so I’ve started a series of large vessels from this one tree

10” diameter x 6

Finial from Walnut

WT #300, Hollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with Turquoise inlay. four The tray has 51 semipreciousHollow Form Vessel from Tamarisk with crushed Turquoise inlay, 12. 5 diameter x 8. 875 tall, walnut oil and Osmo hard wax oil finish. This is an extremely large piece of Tamarisk (sometimes called Salt Cedar). It is an invasive species that takes millions of acre feet of water from the Colorado River system in the Southwest annually. They have been trying to eradicate it for decades and Im happy to do my part. . The wood is really beautiful and makes