I love taking chunks of wood that I find and making bowls.  Most of the wood I use comes from trees that have been downed from storm damage, construction, or tree trimming.  I also get a bunch of my wood from my 36 acre hunting property just north of Holmen.  I have even raided the firewood pile.   I never cut a live tree down just for the wood.  

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Most of the bowls that I create just happen.  I usually have no idea what the bowl is going to look like.  It sounds kind of strange, but the bowl just happens.  It creates itself.  I always try to incorporate holes, cracks, live/natural edges and bark inclusions into my bowls. 

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I simply let the wood be the wood.  I celebrate the bowl’s natural imperfections.  After all, nature is far from perfect.  That’s what makes every bowl beautiful in its own way.  

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I have bowls made from oak, hickory, Russian olive, maple, birch, cherry, box elder, apple, pear and walnut.  

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I can also custom make bowls from landowner's trees.  If you have a special tree with sentimental value, please contact me to see what can be done with it. I’ve made some very special bowls from client's trees.