A former high-school classmate of mine (Bluffton IN, Class of '57) has some of his wood-turnings on display at the Wells County Arts & Commerce Center through April 15. I stopped by at the open house on Sunday afternoon (Mar 12), chatted with Jerry a bit, and took some photos. I think he does pretty amazing stuff.

 

The designs go all the way through, and appear on the inside of the vessels just like on the outside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow...those are gorgeous!  I don't know what the hell I'd do with one, but it would be beautiful.  What other kinds of woodwork does he do?

jebus! its amazing what you can do with wood, i was always lucky if i could get my clay pot in art class to be remotely non-down syndrome looking.

woah those are incredible. too bad one would take up our whole apt (as we always say, "save it for the summer place"  i wish!)

Only the vase in the lobby, by the windows, is really big. It weighs about fifty pounds and has been appraised at $30K - $50K. The others are normal-sized objects that would fit on a fireplace mantel or bookshelf or on a pedestal in a hallway. Perhaps the impression of size comes from the fact that I photographed them up close to show the beautiful detail in the designs. They're displayed on bookshelves in the boardroom at the arts center. The description and price cards that appear in the photos are normal 5 x 8 cards.

 

Prices on those pieces run from $175 - $850, and I'm sure Jerry would do commissions.

 

He can do just about anything; the creation of the designs in the turned pieces requires a broad skill set and a well-equipped shop.