Aqua

Incredible color and depth in the wood grain. Excellent piece of work!

Your getting to good at this Joe, if you don’t stop, I’m going to have to get a lathe. Great piece. Can you make any bigger? They are always so small, though they look big by your pictures.

-- Dan Wiggins

Well I’ll have to say this is my favorite one of all the ones you made. I like all of your work so far but this is the cream of the crop. Well done.

-- Vince

The colors and grain are beautiful. It is very nice. Now maybe it is time for you to break out of your comfort zone. Maybe a large two material piece or work a bit more with form. Your vessel would look good with a black base or put handles on it. Or work some contrasting copper work into it.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

all your turned pieces look amazing, they look a lot bigger then they are :D
i would think this one would be at least 10 inches tall from the pictures :P

-- My signature is awesome.

My favorite colored piece so far!

Yeah, this one is stunning!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Nothin’ production about Aqua and this piece certainly screams “Joe, Joe, Joe…” Cool, clear, vibrant, living, movement…the list could be quite extensive.

While I love these pieces (you bring out the best in the wood each and every time you turn a hollow form), I too am anxious to see what is cooking in that ever so creative mind of yours. Next step…?

-- "I am not young enough to know everything." JM Barrie

If I could turn out such beautiful objects I’d never be able to publish them anywhere…I’d be too busy filling my wallet with cash…here’s hoping you’re having such a successful career….tres bon.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

I like that you are playing with proportion. I forget who once told me this, but i think it originated with Cindy Drozda- “never make two elements the same size in a finial”. I have expanded that though in my work to include the foot and the opening of forms, since it makes them compete for attention. It looks like the foot is a little bit smaller than the mouth, so you are ok with this one.

You should start working through a smaller hole. By now, you’ve likely mastered the skills to do it, so it will give you a level of confidence if you start working down 1/4” at a time or so… it’s a lot of fun turning mini forms to an 1/8” thickness through a 1/4” hole…

Keep it up…

-- Steven

Very beautiful piece. It looks like a iridescent glass vase. Great work.

What is the mixture for your wipe on poly if I may ask?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

WOooOW!!
You are who knows how to get the beauty hidden in the wood!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

Great color in this piece. Do you have the ability to turn large forms? I also like the form in this piece.

-- Dale

Dude I would chop off my pinky toe to be able to get a finish like that. It immediately made me think of the MTD 535, which is one of the finest handmade “boutique” bass guitars made today (one of my other expensive hobbies. They list for $5-6K depending on options.

http://www.mtdbass.com/gallery/gallery_5string09.htm

Does that finish look familiar? I think yours is even better. You’ve got skills, man.

-- "It's a good thing my woodworking is done afterhours so my 2 year old daughter can't hear the swearing."

That just flat ROCKS!! I think I could dive head first into it.

-- -- Mark in Fort Wayne, IN

Joe, this takes one’s breath away. I love the combination of grain and color in this as well as the shape. Great job. (again)

Thanks for sharing it with us.

-- Martin, Kansas

Beautiful color! You should be proud of this one. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Excellent execution! I love the choice of colors and the grain is just extraordinary. I also love the global shape and delicate footprint.

This piece reminds me of when I was visiting South Point on the Big Island of Hawaii, (the most southern point of the USA), and while looking over the edge of the lava cliffs that dropped into the sea, there were a few large boulders below tucked in the sand and the water swirled viciously around them, creating a multitude of turbulent current patterns with foam and air bubbles rushing around in a mezmerizing pattern. The fish could be seen swimming between the current and rocks. Awesomely beautiful.

I hope you are documenting your pieces for formal publication, or at least your own library, as once they’re gone, they’re gone!

Bravo!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Simply fantastic , Joe …the beautiful colors that you’ve used really accentuate Mother Natures hidden beauty.To think this piece could have ended up as firewood somewhere….I’m glad it landed in your hands instead : )
I like the fact that these are smaller pieces and you’ve brought them to life . The best part is your forms could be any size at all and be correctly proportioned . I think that the illusion of size is part of the attraction in your pictures. I always look at your pix first and am amazed when I read the actual sizes of your projects.
Your photography skills are almost as good as your turnings .To be able to capture all of the grain and how fine the finishes are , is really a skill in itself.

Speaking of finishes …WOW !! It looks like glass , Joe : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice Joe. Beautiful.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate them all.

Max, this mixture is 60% high gloss polyurethane and 40% naphtha.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

WOW!!! Joe very beautiful. I was wondering if you could make a turned box with that kind of finish?

-- Dennis Zongker

Nice…real nice.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

that has got to be the best mate the colours are stunning

is it for sale lol….

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

They are all for sale, Andy. Send me a PM if you are interested.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Nice choice of color, well done. Thanks for posting.

-- http://www.kennethbirdine.com/

a wonderful work as usual

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon