Eleanor Lakelin I

 Eleanor Lakelin is a craftswoman whose practice is rooted in traditional skills and inspired by the natural world; fossils, geology, burrs and seeds.

"I use highly traditional turning and carving techniques with lathes and chisels but the forms are contemporary in shape and feel. Work may be sandblasted and bleached to conjure up a world of fossilised landscapes or scorched to contrast with the interior of a gnarled fruit-wood.
Each piece has a story to tell about how and why it was made and this sense of narrative is underlined by the notes which accompany each bowl or vessel. These not only date the work but also explain the age, type and provenance of the material, its inspiration and the processes it has undergone."
Eleanor Lakelin 

M Saito Wood Works

These plates bowls and cutlery are made by M Saito Wood Works in Japan, stunningly beautiful, practcal objects made with great skill. These are included on my Pintrest 'Furniture and Woodshavings' a site for my furniture finds and for what I call woodshavings toys, jewellery and other small wooded objects that are possible items to make from the scraps of wood that in the process of making furniture you make as waste but which could lead you to a whole new area of exploration in your woodwork. (Thank you)

Marzia Chierichetti Bowls

When she first moved to Africa Marzia Chierichetti worked on a small scale experimenting with jewelry. She was excited by recycling and started incorporating aluminium. These are her larger scale bowls made from mango wood with aluminium detailing. (again thanks to art propelled)