Ash Vase

[John Keeton]

Mark, good decision on not using the dye on this one - gorgeous wood!! Can't tell, but I imagine the dyed inside really enhances the overall appearance. The rim treatment is a real eyecatcher, and fits the piece perfectly. You do such a great job on the vase forms.

[Bill Blasic]

Mark,
All of the above but one thing that you might want to do on the next one is to take the point of a skew a make a line at the bottom of the burn marks so the burn lines all looked stopped in the same plane. Nice work, beautiful piece.
Bill

[Tom Sherman]

The great grain alignment, the continuous curve, the mouth treatment and the flawless finish truly inspired by the Master's hand. Thanks for showing it Mark.

[Mark Cothren]

Mark,
All of the above but one thing that you might want to do on the next one is to take the point of a skew a make a line at the bottom of the burn marks so the burn lines all looked stopped in the same plane. Nice work, beautiful piece.
Bill

Good suggestion, Bill. The problem was I didn't notice the heat checks until after it was off the lathe. I thought about burning a line as you have described, but decided to just leave it as is. I think your suggestion is a good one and would make it look more like a collar.

[James Roberts]

Simply beautiful, Mark. Love the pureness of the ash and the branding of the collar. Pretty form and finish as well.

[Baxter Smith]

Beautiful vase. I love the way the shape so closely approximates the grain. I have yet to succeed in accomoplishing that!

[Jim Burr]

Not fond of the term, but Organic really comes to mind. One amazing piece Mark...hard to stop looking at it!!

[Billy Tallant]

Great looking piece! Easy to understand why you didn't dye that outside.