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NATIVE VESSEL STORY

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​​Alan’s passion is turning freshly cut “green” locally grown south Florida hardwoods into unique one of a kind vases.  His designs are never planned but he enjoys designs that evolve as outer layers of the wood are removed and reveal natural embedded incisions, knots, unique grain patterns.  His primary source for wood for his creations comes from found wood (mainly rescued on the way to the land fill) and he never cuts live trees for his works.  Primarily South Florida med-hardwoods such as Florida Mahogany, Avocado, Mango, Carrotwood, Acacia, Podocarpus, and Norfork pine, are used for his one of a kind pieces.  All pieces are hand turned on a wood lathe, are sanded to a fine finish, and coated with multiple coats of lacquer or Carnauba wax to a museum quality finish.

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Al's studio is located in Tequesta Florida literally 100 feet from the Brightline railroad tracks, making running turning up the shop tunes or running the chainsaw after hours acceptable to the neighborhood.

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