(click the photo to read about the mighty oak of Oakland)
Oak "Family Summer" Bowl (15) x 9") $350
Oak Carafe & Cups (6" x 8") $250
Ca. Live Oak Carafe & Cup (9" x 6") $150
Oak Oval Platter with Handles (20" x 3") $350
Live Oak "Mountains in Mist" Tray (18" x 10") $300
Oak Urn with Lid (5" x 7") $150
Live Oak Jar (8" x 8") $150
Live Oak Goblet (10" x 8.5") $250
6 Bocci Balls in a Live Oak Bowl (20" x 7") $450
White Oak Cutting Board with feet and handles $250
White Oak Bowl (17" x 6") $300
California Live Oak leaves and Acorns
Its irregular shape allowed the the California Live Oak to escape widespread harvest for building timber. It's quirkiness invites dreamers and artists to endow it with mystical qualities.
A California Live Oak stands alone on a hillside.
Black Acacia
Black Acacia Tree (Click Image for Information)
People often mistake things I make from Black Acacia for the much more famous Hawaiian Koa. Koa is a member of the acacia family and the wood is very similar. In fact I don't know enough about them to distinguish one from the other. The Black Acacia I know came from Berkeley California where it was planted sometime in the 1920's to enhance the landscape and provide shade to many of the craftsman style houses. They say it came from Australia...maybe with a layover in Hawaii?
Black Acacia Flowers (click for confused information)
Elm
Elm Bowl with Handles (14" x 5") $300
Elm Bowl (13" x 3.5") $150
Elm Nesting Set of Bowls
Elm Tree Yaromouth Maine
I remember my father moaning as he read about Dutch Elm Disease in the 1950's. We were in Connecticut and the largest trees on the Green in our small town were elms. My dad knew the signs of the elm disease and gave his diagnosis of each tree as it began to die. Sure enough it wasn't long before the tree experts arrived and you could hear their saws taking down each tree one by one.
