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Give Me Leave To Do My Utmost

    THROUGH ALL THE WORLD THERE GOES ONE LONG CRY FROM THE HEART OF THE ARTIST: GIVE ME LEAVE TO DO MY UTMOST ! Babette:   Babette’s Feast                                                         Babbets Feast Bowl   2018  (Private collection)   When we love something, we grant it soul, we see its soul, and we let its soul touch ours. We must love something deeply to know its soul ( anima ). Before the resonance of love, we are largely blind to the meaning, value, and power of ordinary things to “save” us and help us live in union with the source of all being. In fact, until we can appreciate and even delight in the soul of other things, even trees and animals, we probably haven’t discovered our own souls either. Soul knows soul through love, which is why it’s the great commandment (Matthew 22:36). Fr Richard Rohr, daily devotions 6 26 2020 CAC.org                                                         Floating Queen Headboard
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GRADUATION BOWL

         Graduation 2020 deserves special attention. Turning a gift for graduating students who have lost all the traditional markings of class gatherings, proms, awards ceremonies, and even marching to Pomp and Circumstance, requires a specific image statement.  The Graduation Bowl begins with the square of the mortorboard cap turned down at corners by social distance,  teleclass technology, drive by graduation parade, and unemployment.  Within the container for self resolution, creative expression, social service, and economic accountability graduates have already demonstrated ability to engage the future from the changing present.  This bowl is a basic flat square tray with simple bowl shape easily turned using elementary skills.  Risking slight variations to "cut the air" and undercut the curve demonstrates the challenge to learn new application.  Graduates have opened new ways to learn, engaged in collective and creative projects,  demonstrated open expression of grief
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Corona Bowl Adventure from Launch to Bending the Curve.

A MOMENT OF HESITATION at the launch of the six pound Dutch Elm block.  From that instant the Corona Bowl took on a life of unintended consequence and unexpected significance.  Initially a statement of design to capture the threat of a spreading virus, I selected a half round section of a long standing deceased Dutch Elm that was being cut and sized for firewood.  The victim of a fast spreading invasion of virus like infection that wiped out the species in New England during the 1960-90's, this block had both the center pith and the bark markings of the attacking virus and microscopic organisms that spread it throughout the cadmium layer of growth cells under the bark.  The spaulted grey tones of decay were also evidence of the living presence in the long standing sentinel resisting removal from its original appointed location guarding the park pond shoreline and providing shade to wildflowers and home to birds.  Years ago an Oriole built a nest in the leafless branches and offere
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The learning curve is steep for this tech challenged Boomer.  Turning wood with a skew and a face shield is mechanical hands on practical and tangible.  Creating a Blog has no logic or sensual component to the finger tapping, cursor pushing, eye squinting battle with the spell check choosing alternative words that change the meaning.  Well I guess that is like the spinning block off centre air space cutting chisel making chatter sounds as the wood chips fly, and the StrawBoss has no idea what the result will offer.  So this is the beginning of the musing stories of the ChaliceWorks StrawBoss. 
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