Craig Mason: Koa Bowl with Burned Textured Rim

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Koa Bowl with Burned Textured RimMaterial: Koa wood with burned and textured rimSize: 3 1/4" tall x 12" wide   One-of-a-kind koa wood bowl, by master turner Dr. Craig Mason.  The wood for this bowl came from a Koa tree on Mount Tantalus that was removed to make room for a garage.  Dr. Mason saved it from the chipper. If yuo use your imagination and squint, the bark inclusion in the center looks like a humpback whale 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.  E