P #28, Pyrography on American Bison Skull, titled “Cheii”. sale walnut oil and Osmo finish

walnut oil and Osmo finish

Miniature Hollow Form Vessel from Jarrah Burl with Red Coral inlay

A gift for my sister

Hollow Form Vessel from the rootball of a “Rich Lighter” Ponderosa Pine Stump with Malachite

Hollow Form Vessel from Pinyon Pine with Malachite inlay

P #28, Pyrography on American Bison Skull, titled “Cheii”. sale walnut oil and Osmo finishPyrography on American Bison Skull, this piece is titled Cheii (pronounced Chay) which is the Navajo word for Grandfather but also holds significant cultural, spiritual, and protective symbolism particularly associated with the horned lizard or toad. This bison was an extremely old bull as can be determined by the seams on the skull being completely closed up. His age and the scale work and horns had me in mind of the horned lizards of the 4 corners