WT #100, Hollow Form Vessel one Gambel Oak is very slow

Gambel Oak is very slow growing mountain species and even though this piece is only 7” diameter there are approximately 80 growth rings in it and so much character

25” diameter x 17” tall with a 2

This piece is titled “The Medicine Bull”

Pyrography on Pronghorn Skull

WT #100, Hollow Form Vessel one Gambel Oak is very slowHollow Form Vessel from Utah Juniper with Malachite, Red Coral, and Coal inlay, 10. 5 diameter x 8. 125 tall with 2. 125 opening, buffed CA finish. This is one of my favorite pieces. I collected the wood on the Uncompahgre Plateau from a truly ancient tree that was likely over a thousand years old. It was dead having fallen over probably over 100 years ago. Much of the main trunk (almost 4 foot diameter) and several of the major root branches