Wooden Pottery  by DAVOUD KHOSRAVI

I am passionate about working with wood not only for the beauty and mystery of the material, but also for the challenges it presents. The invention of new techniques, processes and tools to create objects. In my work, I incorporate several  techniques: inlaying, laminating, turning, carving and sanding. The  many small pieces in each form are cut and aligned in medleys of grain, color and pattern, hand sanded or shaped and polished on a large lathe then varnished to a high gleam. For my creations, I use a variety of North American woods such as Maple, Cherry, Walnut, Oak and intensely colored exotics: Ebony, Purpleheart and Padauk. I consider myself fortunate that I work with material that is beautiful, alive and transforming. I try to capture these qualities in my new adventure-sculptures or free moving forms made out of wood.

My work tells stories from my life, places I have been, people I have met, art architecture, our environment and culture. These stories are interwoven into the objects I create.