Some vases are lidded and some are open. All are made from various woods, Lathe carved and hollowed. Any carving on the Lid is usually done with rotary and hand tooling. Take a closer look at each!
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A collaboration with Richard Nicksic, who did the Acrylic painting. This vase is ~14X14X4” and has The fountain cup ‘napkin ring’ style named for The ring just above the base stand. Finished in polyurethane buffed to satin, Cleanable. Signed by Richard Nicksic and jsbarany
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$400
A collaboration with MRMcDonald who Photographed the discarded poster wall In a Seattle back alley that I’ve recreated On the body of this lidded vase. The images Are thus partly photo and partly painted and It’s up to you to tell one from the other. ~8X8X21”. The finish is satin lacquer. It’s cleanable. Signed by jsbarany
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$450
Two dragonflies sharing a treat—“Bites?” This lidded vase is 6X6X26” and is dyed And painted in translucent acid, then Painted further with acrylic by airbrush. It is birch, lathe-turned and fully hollowed and Finish-coated with 6 sprays of urethane for cleaning and durability. I make The dragonflies in turned aluminum, Lasered steel and epoxy clay, then paint. The ice cream cones are a secret. Signed by jsbarany
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$680
This ~27X8X8” lidded vase is lathe-turned and Hollowed from Tree of Heaven. This is the local Tree that everybody loves to hate because it’s Always planted where the birds have planted it, Not where you want it. It’s in front of your picture Window, in the middle of the fenceline, growing Under the porch or lifting the sidewalk. But, the Grain is open and I filled it with black pigment, Sanded it back and then used a clearcoat poly Finish to make it gorgeous, cleanable, functional. You could put the entire blue prints for your castle Inside it, keeping it safe forever. Signed by jsbarany
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$600
At ~7X7X10”, this vase is about the right size For a sack full of sweets for her/him on national Sweethearts’ day. It was ‘turned’ and hollowed in Birch and airbrushed in Candy Apple Red. The Finish is satin polycoat for cleanability. Signed by jsbarany
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$300
When I asked my son—who was working as a Waiter to put himself thru school—“What is The best way to mix a salad?” He answered, “the Human hands, but, you can’t use them due to Health and safety laws.” So, I decided to make Serving utensils carved the shape of the human Hands. Then I put them in a holder vase so they Didn’t end up all beat up in a drawer. Then I added swishy designs on painted fingernails. The birch Utensils are 12” long and the holder Vase is 4X4X12” (also birch). Airbrushed acrylic Transparent paint, clear coating of urethane Buffed to satin. By jsbarany
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$225
A green/yellow lidded vase, ~6X6X19”, lathe-turned and hollowed from American Linden. The tree branch was half dead and the Dead half dried darker than the live half. When I dyed it With acids and added airbrush colors, a vivid line running Straight down the separate parts appeared and turned itself brown. What a spectacle! I finished it with lacquer Clear coat buffed to a satin sheen. Signed by jsbarany
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$300
This birch lidded vase, hollowed and ‘turned’ On the lathe, is ~5X5X23”. I used an epoxy sealer Which darkened the usually-light birch. More brown And then some silver was added and then 8 coats of polyurethane clear coat buffed to a Satin sheen. Signed by jsbarany
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$475
6X6X23”, this lidded vase is made from walnut Lathe carved and hollowed. The carving on the Lid is done with rotary and hand tooling. The Grain lines were filled with black pigment and The finish coating is urethane buffed to a Satin sheen. Signed by jsbarany
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$400
When I asked my son—who was working as a Waiter to put himself thru school—“What is The best way to mix a salad?” He answered, “the Human hands, but, you can’t use them due to Health and safety laws.” So, I decided to make Serving utensils carved the shape of the human Hands. Then I put them in a holder vase so they Didn’t end up all beat up in a drawer. Then I added swishy designs on fingernails. The birch Utensils are 12” long and the painted holder Vase is 4X4X12” (also birch) with Airbrushed acrylic Transparent paint, clear coating of urethane Buffed to satin. By jsbarany
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$225
8X8X32”, this lidded vase is made from a Lighter colored walnut, lathe hollowed and Carved. The hand work on the lid is from The runes in Harry Potter books that stand For health and well-being. I tried to enliven The open grain by rubbing black pigment (did it work?). By jsbarany
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$800