There’s something special about hand turned wood bowls. We use reclaimed wood from trees in Linn County, Iowa that were down due to a storm or disease. Our bowls give the tree a second life to enjoy the natural beauty of their wood grain.
Kevin L. Lurth - Woodturner
Kevin began woodworking when attending high school in Marion, Iowa. He enjoys the search of finding the downed trees and recovering them from their environment. We are fortunate to have many beautiful native trees in Iowa. Many times Kevin finds large groves of Walnut, Cherry and Sycamore. Along the Cedar River one will find many soft Maple and again Sycamore that like to be in wet areas. It is interesting how each type of wood has different characteristics. When Kevin is turning a bowl the grains, patterns and sometimes iridescence begins to appear. That is what he finds fascinating and pleasing to the eye.
“I love seeing my bowls finding new homes and others enjoying them as much as I enjoy making them.”
Mitchell Lurth - Hand Engraving Artist
Mitchell is a a professional hand engraving artist in the metal arts but enjoys working with many different mediums. The wood burning on the bowls gives him another avenue to explore composition with patterns, organic shapes and animals. He also finds it rewarding to collaborate with his father in his bowl turning endeavor.
Molly Lurth - Social Media and Wood Burner
Molly has been practicing different kinds of art over the years from painting, drawing and jewelry. For more than 20 years, she was a jewelry designer so the change to wood burning has been a fun challenge. She also enjoys marketing for the website and Facebook page which also includes the photography of the bowls and processes.
“The quality and finish of the work is beautiful. They are so smooth! Each piece is unique, it is difficult to decide which one to pick.”
