The long gaps between posts represent my struggle to produce work that pleases me. In the run up to Christmas 2013 I went back to a bit of turning for the gift market. During my break from turning I had seen some images of turned, carved and milk-painted bowls by Jim Sannerud http://www.jsannerud.com I was struck by the simple charm and lack of preciousness in his work and suddenly realised how liberating it would be not to have to obsess about minuscule imperfections in tool work and finish. I had accumulated a number of cans of acrylic "milk" paint for use on my panels so I set to work. I have to say that it had been a long time since I so much enjoyed turning wood. The results are shown below:
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