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Ceremonial rattles in birch with leather wrist loop

Birch bowl with turned-over lip/flange

Birch bowl with turned-over lip / flange

Birch bowl with cordoban dye and gold band

Birch bowl with black walnut lid

Birch bowl with black walnut lid

Birch smudge bowl holder with turrned-over lip/flange.  Bowl is double walled stainless steel to prevent heat transfer

Birch smudge bowl holder with turrned-over lip/flange.  Bowl is double walled stainless steel to prevent heat transfer

Black walnut box with sliding small-item tray.  Black flocking on bottom. 

Black walnut box with trim strip of birch and bloodwood for accent.  Images are relief carvings

Black walnut box with trim strip of birch and bloodwood for accent.  Images are relief carvings

Armoire inspired by Biedermeier Furniture of Southern Germany / Austria in the early 1800's.  This unit is of birch hardwood, including the book-matched panels, with aspen shelving.  It has been constructed in a manner that the back can be removed and the shelving removed or relocated.  Finished with Tung Oil rubbed into the wood.

Resurrection Cross in dyed spruce.  Grain is raised by brusing out softer wood with a wire brush.  Finish is with an analine dye and paste wax.

Candle holder with metal insert; Birch with cordoban analine dye

Beaded leather bags to hold ceremonial rattles; a gift to one of my Dene mentors

Rattles in birch with aromatic cedar handles lying on beaded carry bags.

Rattle on left with carved image of wolf head and rattle on right with walking tracks of wolf around the centre

 

 

Aspen Bowl

 

Aspen Bowl

 

Aspen Bowl

 

Box Elder with bloodwood throat

 

Box Elder canister

 

Box elder vase with bloodwood stem

 

Two birch wood vases

 

Spalting birch wood with wenge lid

 

Aspen salad bowl

Birch stained with cordoban red dye

Green Ash bark on bowl

Birch, bark on edge bowl

Birch, bark on bowl

Birch, bark on bowl

Walnut, Padauk and Birch "Tea Box" with three compartments.  Sueded interior

Birch bowl with cordoban red dye

Pedestal dish with lid.  Birch with base and lid of African Nogal

Cremation urn in Spalting Birch with African PAdauk lid and base

Birch with Cordoban Red dye

Mexican Bocote box

Spalting Birch Memory Box

Cherry wood box

Cherry wood box

Spalting birch bowl

Spalting birch bowl

Spalting birch bowl

Spalting birch canister

Spalting birch trivet (12" diameter)

Spalting birch canister
     
     

Birch bark on vase

Birch bark on vase

Beading Loom with sliding bead holder

Spalting birch, Red Cedar and Padauk Vase

Spalting birch, Red Cedar and Padauk Vase

Beading loom with first part of shoulder bands intended for FOG shirt.