Following is a copy of this years poster for the Hovland Arts Festival. This is always a great event with over 30 local artists this year.

Images and description of turning a large 23" diameter cedar burl into a bowl with great colors from spalting and some flame figuring.

A friend gave me a beautiful large elm burl that came from the lower part of an elm tree he cut down since it was too close to the house....

I am often asked how long it takes to make one of my wood bowls. This question is generally related to how I set prices for my bowls. The...

The images in the slide show gallery show the story of turning a large (23" diameter) aspen burl. The turning process took about 8 hours....

I obtained a large sugar maple burl from a customer. The burl was solid with great shape and bark, and it wrapped most of the way around...

I just completed the 10 day Art Along the Lake Studio Tour and had over 200 visitors and sold a lot of bowls. I am finally getting back...

September 29 - October 8, 2017 The Fall Studio Tour will feature a variety of unique handcrafted works created in Cook County. Stops...

Aspen burls are hard to find but that is the easiest part of turning one into a bowl. Aspen burl bowls are spectacular with amazing...

I just completed guiding students in my 2.25 day wood turning class at the North House Folk School and my Hovland shop. My three students...