I had been up by the barn two weeks ago and was nosing around the brush pile that has never seemed to go down since we moved here. It really grows any time we have a tree come down (on purpose or by Mother Nature.) Last year we had a big tree out front come down and snap off a beautiful red maple. The maple had been on my mind recently, since I have been turning more than usual. I noticed this one branch that had been broken off and thought I better put that in the barn for a later date. I was in the barn tonight and looked at it again and the spark was there. I came in the house and told Robin and I think she saw it in my eye already. So after some cutting and turning, this is what I ended up with. The three mushrooms are turned from the same branch as the base. The wood is spalted a little, which for a wood turner, is a good thing if you are lucky enough to catch it at the right time. Hopefully the bigger pieces of the branch will also have some spalting. They will probably end up being weed pots, maybe a spalted snowman? The moss is Robin's touch, she has such a great eye, you can't argue with it. But I think some of her talent may be rubbing off! I don't know if this is for sale yet, I wouldn't know what to charge, but I'm sure the boss will have a price on it tomorrow:)
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