Craig Mason: Koa Wood Bowl with Burned Rim

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Koa Wood Bowl with Burned RimMaterial: Koa wood with burned and textured rimSize: 3 1/2" tall x 6" 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. 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