Upcoming Markets
I’ll be at the following markets in summer/fall 2024 Follow my Instagram feed for updates about market details and times:
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Not all of my show inventory makes it up onto this site, so if you saw something at one of my markets, it (or a similar piece) may still be available. Just ask. Follow my Instagram feed for more recent/in-process work:
Beauty from stress – ‘Flame’ Boxelder
The red color in the boxelder wood used in some of my turnings (like the globe in the ornament above) is produced by the tree in response to stress. When the tree is harmed by insects or storms it releases a chemical to help prevent further damage from fungal growth. The red ‘flame’ is a …
Café Wall Illusion
There is still no consensus on the mechanisms behind the illusion of sloping mortar lines and wedged shaped tiles in the Café Wall Illusion. On one leading theory, McCourt’s (1983) Brightness Induction Model, the illusion is produced in several stages. In the first stage, lateral inhibition in retinal ganglion cells induces illusory brightness variations in …