John is a full-time wood-turner who produces a wide variety of wooden vessels and art objects. Each piece is an original and is turned on a wood lathe using hand-held gouges, scrapers, boring bars and skews.

The majority of his work consists of whole-log, end-grain turnings. Some pieces have additional carving applied following turning.

The majority of his wood-turnings are made from subtropical woods, including Norfolk Island Pine, Grapefruit, Royal Poinciana, Jacaranda, and West Indies Rosewood. With the exception of decorative wood accents, nearly all turnings are fashioned from “recovered” or “found” wood.

He specializes in turning vessels from palm trees including Sabal, Queen, Washingtonia, Royal and Canary Island Date Palm.

Wood has a natural warmth and beauty that sets it apart from other media. Although it is greatly appreciated visually, wood is truly a multi-sensory medium and more fully appreciated using visual, tactile, and olfactory senses.

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