Craig Mason: Milo Wood Natural Edge Bowl With Four Carved Legs

Artist: Craig MasonTitle: Milo Wood Natural Edge Bowl With Four Carved LegsMaterial: Native Hawaiian Milo woodSize:  8" tall x 9 1/2" wide The native Hawaiian Milo tree grew on Mokapu peninsula next to a road and had to have a large brach that interfered with traffic trimmed.  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