STEPHEN HATCHER · FINE ART WOODTURNING AND SCULPTURE
The Inner Garden
Year: 2007
Dimensions: 7"T x 5"W x 5"D
Materials: This is a thin-walled maple hollow form suspended in an outer vessel of camphor burl with removal finial-lid. The maple is highlyfigured with a light wash of dye to emphasize a sky-at-dawn effect. The tree is a stylized cherry tree of the Pacific Northwest created with an inlay of mineral crystals and mica. The tall finial is Indian ebony. Finished powdered mica, metal-acid dyes and musical-instrument lacquer.
Comment: First Place award at Northwest Fine Woodworking Box and Container Show.