Thank you for taking the time to visit with us at the internet home of Woods of Wisdom. We are a small com­pany of accom­plished woodturn­ing and woodcarving artists. Our passion for what we do is larger than planet earth.

From  the trees we harvest and within the peaceful setting of our studio, we cre­ate one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls, wooden urns,  and lidded / unlidded vessels. Each are often adorned with hand carved beads, petals or other carv­ings. On the bot­tom side,  you will find a hand carved flower, none of which are alike, and the sig­na­ture of the artist.  The design and labor of the hand carved flower is our  surprise and gift to you.

“There is nothing inherently wrong with imperfextion.”

With this in mind, we are artis­ti­cally inspired by the nat­ural occur­rence of knots, holes, cracks,  grain change, color vari­a­tions and other unique char­ac­ter­is­tics of each species of tree. As we care­fully turn and shape each indi­vid­ual piece, placement of these imperfections often dictate the shape.

Orchestrating this in an eye pleasing manner is a very old art that requires a great deal of patience and skill. We take pride in the process of dis­cov­er­ing what each piece of wood will reveal and the inti­macy of mak­ing each bowl, ves­sel and urn. Somehow we never seem to tire of the excitement.

We truly believe that each piece is unique and made for a specific person. Our greatest pleasure is witnessing the chance meet­ing between art and the intended owner. It doesn’t get any better…

In our studio, a sign remains posted for all to read and for us to reflect upon:

We invite you to browse our web site,

• read and learn about what goes into creating one of our vessels,
• tour through our work,
• schedule a group class,
• sign our Guest Book,
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