Craig Mason: Natural Edge Hawaiian Koa Bowl With Three Carved Legs

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Natural Edge Hawaiian Koa Bowl With Three Carved LegsMaterial: Lana`i Koa wood with "crotch" figuring, black line spalting and natural edgeSize: 5" tall x 9" wide One-of-a-kind Native Hawaiian Koa Wood bowl, by master wood turner Dr. Craig Mason.  The Koa tree grew on Mt. Tantalus and died of old age. Dr. Mason saved it from the wood chipper. Dr. Mason has been working with wood for more than 32 years, and uses only reclaimed wood...he never purchases wood or cuts down trees.  "Part of what I love about woodturning is that I can use a natural resource that has outlived its usefulness and would otherwise go to green waste, or worse, the landfill.  We can save that resource from the waste stream and turn it into something beautiful.  It is a wonderful "green" art. Even the sawdust and shavings I create become mulch for friends and neighbors, or get composted into one of my planters.  Every part gets used."  Craig Mason