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Farewell BowWow

Published On 11-03-2008 , 9:35 AM

By now this ornament should be in its new home. I was very sad to see it go. I think BowWow was my favorite. Dogwood is normally a pretty plain wood with, maybe, some pinkish color. This tree fell when an oak went down and a friend asked if I wanted it. The closer to the ground we got the more color we saw. Unfortunately the tree also had powder post bugs in it so most of the wood got tossed out of my garage the second I saw the piles of sawdust under the logs. I managed to save a few small pieces and tossed them into the freezer for 5 months to kill the bugs.

BowWow was the first piece. The second was the dogwood bowl with a walnut base w/crystal. That just sold last week. The last, and most delicate piece I created from the wood was "On The Brink". I entered this piece in the AAW Symposium and it sold.

This "artist" stuff is hard! I put my heart and soul into each piece; always wondering if I'm doing what Mother Nature wants or if I'm doing justice to the wood. Some days Mother suffers from PMS and my piece ends up in the mulch pile. When She's in a good mood I get to finish a piece, fall in love with it, and then have my heart crushed when it sells.

So, dear BowWow, I hope you enjoy your new home in Tennessee and I hope your new family enjoys your company and doesn't pack you away come January 1. You deserve to be on display all year long.

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