featuring selected North American and Australian Burls and Hardwoods
Welcome to Bowlwood, the gallery site of woodturner Ray Asselin, maker of fine wood bowls, vessels, and other turned items.
Turned wooden bowls have been utilitarian items since about 1300 bc. Today, they're also valued as decorative art objects in their own right. The wooden bowls I make are intended to be displayed and appreciated as works of art, showing the beauty inherent in various woods, particularly in the burls of North American and Australian trees.
Each piece is handmade by me on a woodturning lathe in my small New England workshop, carefully shaped, finely sanded and finished, then buffed and polished to a silky smooth lustre. Hopefully, they will bring great enjoyment to those who appreciate the warmth, texture, color, and grain of wood.
If you are searching for a distinctive wooden bowl or hollow vessel handcrafted in the traditional way, please visit the gallery, where you can see and purchase my latest work. And thank you for visiting.
