AAW Contemporary Wood Art Auctions 2018

Basket Illusion, 2018 | Dale Larson, Doug Schneiter Doug Schneiter is known for his basket illusion work, and Dale Larson is known for his well-cra

Douglas Fir | 4.63 x 5.75 x 4.25 in/12 x 15 x 11 cm “Treasure In The Ruins” pays homage to the devastation of the 2017 Eagle Creek

Redwood burl, crystal calcite, brass | 6" x 3" x 6"/15.2cm x 76cm x 15.2cm Curiosity. Excitement. Wonder. Creativity. Discovery. P...

Black locust, Pacific yew, madrone | 4.5 x 6 x 6 in/11 x 15 x 15 cm Winged Vessel Duo is my take on combining two traditional forms:

Maple 6.1 x 3.4 x 3.4 in/15.5 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm Donated by Wally's wife, Jane, this vessel is the last piece created by talented turner, teache...

Manitoba maple burl | 5 x 4 x 4 in/12.7 x 10.1 x 10.1 cm Artist Statement: This small Manitoba Maple Burl wooden bowl was turned by Michael Hosalu

Madrone Burl, epoxy, sand, rubber beetles | 6 x 6 x 6 in/15 x 15 x 15 cm Beetles inhabit wood. Madrone burl is a favorite of wood t

Oak | 6 x 6 x 6 in/15 x 15 x 15 cm This piece comes 'Out of the Woods' by attempting to retain the original dimensions of ...

Maple, acrylic |2 x 3 x 3 in/5.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm "Namaste - a greeting with the utmost of respect... a salutation from one to another." ...

Tropical hardwood burl, African blackwood | 10.75 x 4.5 x 4.5 in/27.3 x 11.43 x 11.43 cm Donated by Andrea DuPlessis "“The only constant in...

Holly, curly maple | 4.25 x 5.75 x 5.75 in/11 x 15 x 15 cm Oregon boasts of having the perfect climate for producing blackberries. With

Native hardwoods | 71" x 9" x 9" in/180.3 x 22.8 x 22.8 cm This piece was generously donated by a Minnesota art collector. About ...

Pacific madrone, pyrography, India ink, acrylic, precious metals, pearls, Swarovski crystals. | 6 x 2.75 x 2.75 in/15 x 7 x 7 cm This piece was i

Red oak, ebonized and finished in black shellac | 3 x 6 x 3 in/8 x 15 x 8 cm "My interest in the woodturning world is primarily form. My i...

Wood, sea urchin shell, metal leaf | 6.1 x 3.4 x 3.4 in/15.5 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm About the Artist: Cindy Drozda, Boulder Colorado, has worked wood pro

European cherry | 6 x 6 x 6 in/15 x 15 x 15 cm "For me as a multi-axis woodturner, revisiting traditional forms is a second natu...

Mesquite, holly | 4.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 in/11.4 x 19 x 19 cm About the Artist: John Beaver, a native of the California coast, has been inspired and infl

Spalted big leaf maple, acrylic paint | 4 x 8 x 8 in/10.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm Artist Statement: Jay is best known for his use of airbrush and highly

Black agate wood | 5 x 5 x 5 in/13 x 13 x 13 cm The theme of 'Traditional Form Revisited' spurred me to reexamine pieces I had...

Cypress wood, cast glass, plastic | 5.5 x 5.75 x 5.75 in/14 x 15 x 15 cm "Off the Lathe and Into the Kiln" combines traditional techn...

Bigleaf maple, calcite, colorfast dyes | 3.5 x 8.75 x 8.75 in/8.9 x 22.2 x 22.2 cm Artist Statement: “Amber Light” is the latest in a series of wo

Cherry, acrylic | 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5in/21.6 x 13.9 x 13.9 cm Artist Statement: This project was inspired by the forms of ancient Japanese bronze vase

Myrtle, gold leaf, spar urethane | 6 x 3.5 x 3.25 in/15 x 9 x 8 cm "This small piece of myrtle was given to me some time ago. ...

Figured ash | 13 x 6.25 x 6.25 in/33 x 15.8 x 15.8 cm About the Artist: Over the past forty years, David Ellsworth has become known as one of t

English sycamore | 2.75 x 6in/7 x 15cm Hayley Smith was born in Wales and graduated with a B.A. Honors in Art Education. She has exhibited in Au

Leadwood, African blackwood | 5" x 2.5" x 2.5" This is an egg-shaped box with threaded lid that sits on a pedestal. There are seve...

Madrone, milk paint, acrylic paint | 2 x 7 x 7 in/5.1 x 17.7 x 17.7 cm About the Artists: Graeme Priddle has over 20 years experience in the woodw

Thurmanite® (layered recycled paper & eco-resin), ink, copper | 6 x 6 x 0.25 in/15 x 15 x 1 cm "Although the final form is a bas...

Koa, tagua nuts, milk paint | 2 x 6 x 6 in/5 x 15 x 15 cm Hawai'ian born artist Mike Lee is an avid surfer and waterman. He draws much of t...

Maple, india ink | 10.25 x 10.25 x 3.5 in/26 x 26.5 x 8.8 cm We had to ask about the peculiar name of this incredible basket illusion piece. This i

Fractured Series Bowl, 2012 | Al Stirt, Vermont Artist Statement: "I consider myself a "bowl maker" more than a wood turner beca...

Ebony, amarello, cocobolo | 6 x 6 x 6 in/15 x 15 x 15 cm Six ebony blocks with incised patterns. Eli Avisera is a leading Israeli wood artis

Pacific madrone, cherry, acrylic paint | 6 x 4 x 3 in/15 x 10 x 8 cm "The amphora is a style of vessel used extensively throughou...

Orbital Arc series, 2016 | Jason Breach, England About the Artist: Jason Breach, England, began turning at the early age of twelve and now has ove

English sycamore, acrylic, copper-dyed silver leaf | 5 x 5 x 5 in/12.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm Artist Statement: This piece was turned during a trip to N

Ash | 3 x 4 x 4 in/8 x 10 x 10 cm About Jérôme Blanc Jérôme Blanc was born in Geneva in 1978 and grew up in a family ke...

Laminated paper, elm, bronze | 5.5 x 7 x 5 in/14 x 18 x 13 cm "Traditional form is the basis of this piece, a teapot. However, I seek to ...

Asian ironwood burl, red maple, tulipwood, lignum vitae, yellowheart, pernambuco, holly, thuya burl, ebony, acrylics | 6 x 3.75 x 3.75 in/15 x 10 x

Burl | 2.65 x 10.5 x 10.5 in/6.7 x 26.6 x 26.6 cm This unusual piece by David Nittmann (1944-2014) was donated by Deena and Jerome Kaplan. A ful

Maple, ink | 10.1 x 3.75 x 3.75 in/25.7 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm About Steve Sinner: Steve Sinner Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1942, Steve’s early interest in

Birch Plywood | 5.87 x 5.75 x 5.75 in/15 x 15 x 15 cm "This form combines the age-old traditions of ornamental turning with the ...

Palm, dyes | 2.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 in/6.35 x 31.75 x 31.75 cm About the Artist: Educated in engineering, Dewey Garrett took up the lathe in order to

Maple | 5.5 x 2.2 x 4.4 in/14 x 6 x 11 cm "I made "This is Me" as a metaphor for my growth as a wood artist. I b...

Oregon maple burl | 10 x 12 x 12 in/25.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm This maple burl came from the Grant's Pass area in southern Oregon. About the Ar...

Redwood burl, inks | 3.5" H x 3" diameter/8.9cm x 7.62cm In keeping with the Out of the Woods theme, “Enchanted Forest” is a classica...

Oak | 5 x 5 x 5 in/13 x 13 x 13 cm Geometric multi-axis tube forms are my woods, my comfort zone, and what people expect to see from me. I strive

Cherry, milk paint | 12 x 3 in/30.5 x 7.6 cm When Harvey Fein asked if I would be interested in doing a collaborative piece I was excited. I wanted

Boxwood, blackwood, bamboo, betel nut | 6.25 x 2.75 x 2.75 in/15.8 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm About the Artist: As a self-taught turner, my passion for turnin

Salvaged woods and plywood, fasteners, glass lens, various polychrome, found wing nut | 4.5 x 5.5 x 6 in/11 x 14 x 15 cm "For this them...

Ash, Indian ink, gilding wax, wire, string, boxwood | 5 x 2.3 x 3.7 in/13 x 6 x 9 cm About the Artist: "Experimentation and constant res...

Solid bronze, cocobolo striker | 5.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 in/13.3 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm Artist Statement: Wood transformed into bronze is an amazingly fun and

African blackwood | 3.38 x 3.75 x 3.38 in/8.6 x 9.5 x 8.6 cm About the Artist: "I started turning in my father’s workshop when I was eleve...

Mesquite | 4 x 5.75 x 4 in/10 x 15 x 10 cm "The difference between art and craft is touch. Art is meant to be looked at and...

Various woods. Dimensions coming. Marking the fourth year of WIT Collaboration projects, Topsy Turvy features 49 whimsical tops created by women from

Elm, steel base | 7 x 9 x 4.3 in/18 x 23 x 11 cm Artist Statement: I can say that I started this piece in 2002, the year I started to turn wood. I

Ebonized cherry | 4.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 in/11 x 11 x 14 cm "The work entitled Responsive was developed by first applying the concept of “Rule o...

Walnut | 7" H x 10" diameter ARTIST'S STATEMENT "The pieces I make are simple but finely detailed vessels. Manipulating the...

Ebony, amarello, cocobolo | 4 x 3.63 x 2.63 in/10 x 9 x 7 cm "I started turning when I was 11 years old. Meanwhile I did an a...

Mahogany, paint | 10.75 x 2.5 x 2.5 in/27.3 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm Building on the forms explored in the New Horizons piece "Cubism", this piec...

African blackwood, cocobolo, thuya burl. | 3.5 x 3.25 x 3.25 in/9 x 8 x 8 cm "Having worked in the world of antique objects I h...

Mormon poplar | 14 x 14 x 5 in/35.5 x 35.5 x 12.7 cm About the Artist: Mike Mahoney has been a professional wood turner since 1994. His bowls are

Maple, compressed cherry, acrylic paint | 2.5 by 5.75 by 3.25 inches | 6.35 x 14.6 x 8.3 cm "I can’t explain why, but the words Out ...

Maple | 21.7" x 7.48" x 7.08"/550mm x 190mm x 180mm "In creating this piece I wanted to achieve a feeling of movement and a...

African blackwood, boxwood & amboyna burl | 2.75 x 3 x 3 in/7 x 8 x 8 cm For many years I have been making boxes. The designs for...

Maple, ink | 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 om/11.4 x 13.9 x 13.9 cm This piece is a collaboration between woodturner Mike Jackofsky and his sister-in-law, pyrogr

Yellow cedar, acrylic dye | 4" (10.16cm) diameter | Friction fit lid About the Artist Michael Hosaluk is recognized internationally and in ...

Jarrah, aluminum tubing | 5.5 x 4.4 x 4.4 in/14 x 11 x 11 cm "A piece made by the late Dale Nish always intrigued me, a form turned from w...

Sycamore | 13 x 7 in/33 x 17.8 cm Artists' Statement: In 2015, while presenting in England during the AWGB seminar, woodturner/sculptor, Mar...

Walnut, tulipwood, bleached alder, rosewood, mahogany, purpleheart, satinwood, chakte kok, cherry, oak | 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in/15 x 14 x 14 cm Where I

Madrone burl | 4 x 9 x 8 in/10.16 x 22.85 x 20.32 cm About the Artist: Born in Hamburg, Germany in 1955, Christian Burchard has been living in the

Hackberry | 5 x 2 x in/13 x 5 x 0 cm "This shell starts by the turning of a wooden bowl in hackberry, with a very classic...

Cocobolo | 3.15 x 6.3 x 6.3 in/8 x 16 x 16 cm Look closely: a bowl-within-a-bowl, this piece is in Hans Weissflog's extraordinary style, but ...

Maple, dyed pear wood veneer, ebony, silk | 1.75 x 5.63 x 3.63 in/4 x 14 x 9 cm Haiku from a Woodlot black, white - Ohhh such pink each sprin

Lime, mistletoe burl inclusion | ‘Tradition is the succession of solution’ - Unknown This bowl was made with a chainsaw, an angle grinder and var

Mesquite | 6 x 7.25 x 7.25 in/15.24 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm About the Artist: Fennell has been a member of the American Association of Woodturners for o

Ash, steel | 17.7 x 8.6 x 2.5 in/45 x 22 x 6.5 cm About the Artist: Vivien is a young French woodturner. In 2003, he started his formal training in c

Holly, satinwood, ebony, walnut | 4.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 in/11 x 11 x 14 cm About the Artist: Silas Kopf has been making studio furniture since 1973. H

African blackwood, boxwood | 3.75 x 4 x 5.5 in/10 x 10 x 14 cm "I work as a full time woodturner and designer. I want to show ...

Boxelder burl | 13 x 13 x 6 in/33 x 33 x 15.25 cm A couple years ago Kip Christensen sent an amazing piece of Boxelder burl to me when his son was

Walnut sapwood, gilder's paste | 1.5 x 9.75 in/3.81 x 24.76 cm ‘Illusions in Wood’ is a series that was inspired by a ‘slouched’ basket creat...

Maple, acrylic paint | 15.5 x 4.75 x 4 in/39.3 x 12 x 10.1 cm About the Artist: Holland Van Gores grew up in Southern California spending much tim

Big leaf maple | 11.5 x 1.75 in/29.21 x 4.44 cm About the Artist: I love wood. I love its beautiful colors, its various textures, and I particular

Pau ferro | 3 x 4.5 x 4.5 in/7.6 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm Donated by Dale Larson, this small, flawlessly-executed early piece by William Hunter foreshadows