Sometimes it's just "fun" turning something simple for a change.
A neighbor contacted me recently about a tree that had come down in her yard during a storm and wanted to know if I wanted it. Turns out it was a Box Elder and luckily it had some color to it.
I've roughed out several bowls and my Spring is full of log sections waiting to be cut into bowl blanks. Some of the smaller limbs were not large enough for bowls, vases, or hollow forms, so instead of burning them I figured I would have a little fun and make some bud vases out of them.
It was a lot of fun and great practice experimenting with different forms and shapes.
Here are a few...........
BTW, Box Elder STINKS!!!!!!