Black Walnut Bowl with Fuschite Inlay

Dennis Lillis, Black Walnut bowl with Fuschite Inlay. Wide and low turned bowl with organic shaped fuschite inlay. One of a kind. Approximately 2.5 inches high by 13 inches diameter. About Dennis and his work: Required tree removals in the urban forest provide the vast majority of wood for Dennis' turnings. When he buys burl wood he purchases from responsible harvesters that source the material from road or other construction or fire prevention projects. His foundational approach is pretty simply a reverence for the wood and the unique qualities it offers. Dennis endeavors whenever possible, to reveal the natural elements and character of the wood. He tries to design the form to incorporate some natural edge, some sapwood and the heartwood through careful selection and preparation of the blanks from the tree. He uses his experience to make a ‘best guess' at the figure within the tree and go from there.  Dennis enjoys the challenge to develop his skills to enhance the natural beauty as