Coral Sea

Year: 2009

Dimensions: 4"T x 9"W x 9"D

Materials: Fiddleback-figured bigleaf maple with inlaid mineral crystals. Finished with tung oil.

Comment: Five elements of the sea are depicted in this form. The beach (interior sandblasted and bleached), coral (carving and bleach), negative space forms a starfish, the exterior form represents waves, and the minerals inlaid are blue-green for the ocean color. In the art collection of the esteemed Bill and Kit Amos.