Crane Creek Art Show

The art show at Crane Creek Vineyards went over very well.  The weather was great and the traffic was better.  We sold a lot of inventory and got a lot of different ideas and suggestions.  I had one lady want a butter dish.  Does anyone know a easy way to throw the base and the top?  Let me know if your have a good idea you would like to share.

We had the wood and the pottery displayed for both side inspection and got a lot of positive feedback on the pieces shown.

This is the scenic view from the open porch area at the vineyard.  This winery is one of my favorites for relaxing and just chilling out.  The wine is very good and that is from someone that does not drink a lot of wine.

I will get some new pieces posted later in the week, as I have to go to Florida on business next week.  Please leave a comment if you have any new ideas and any suggestions for a butter dish.  I will upload some new items on the web site, as the most of the inventory shown sold this past week.

Crane Creek

Heading to Crane Creek for Spring Festival for the day.  I hope that a lot of the pottery and wood art will sell today.  I forgot to take a picture of the two new projects I got finished yesterday.  I finished another cherry bowl.  It measures a little over 8 inches across and 4 inches deep.  This is part of the cherry tree I got from a friend's yard.  It has been drying for over 8 months and show the grain great.  You be the judge. 

I also got a small bowl from a Red Gum piece I had in the shop.  This piece was a little old and started to crack and ended up only being about 3 inches high.  I do like the way the grain comes out in the red gum wood.  Take a look and let me know what you think.

New Manzanita Bowl

I started the new bowl using the Manzanita wood.  I think I make a mistake in trying to let it dry.  I should have turned green and worked with what I ended up with.  This is a very hard wood to work, and lost a coffee mug in the process.  The piece of wood came off the lathe over my head, and right on the mug.  I could not have done it better if I was trying.

You be the judge of the rough bowl.  I love the grain and the way the cracks and knots leave an open space in the bowl.  I am going to let set for a week and come back and reshape and cut as thin as I can get without losing the whole bowl.  I have loaded it down with linseed oil which I hope will be compatible with the oil from the wood.

 Please let me know if you have any suggestions on finishing this bowl.  I am working with this wood for the first time and need all the help I can get. Check out my website at www.jaybeescrafts.com