Recent work by Tom Cadwalader

Below is a plate that I had turned recently, actually I think it was turned in May and I just finished it recently.  It's kind of a 2 part project.  I have been working at embellishing my turnings with some wood burning  of late and this is the next step in my progression.

The wood is Quaking Aspen and the finish is Helmsman Spar Urethane.  The Plate is about 11 Inches in diameter.

On edit I changed quacking aspen to Quaking aspen. The leaves on the trees quake, they don't quack. My bad.

The picture below is the palate in May.  Notice the knots and the turquoise in one of the knots.

Below is the finished plate, as you can see I incorporated the knots into the image I burned in.