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Author: Matt Held

Go Chiefs!

Published Tuesday, 18 January, 2022By Matt Held
Categorized as January '22: Something for the Wall, Members Work

Being from KC I’m a fan of the American Football team the Kansas City Chiefs.

Practice piece

Published Tuesday, 11 January, 2022By Matt Held
Categorized as January '22: Something for the Wall, Members Work

Here’s my first attempt at a wall hanging. Not very original in design, but it’s a start.

Calabash couple

Published Wednesday, 3 November, 2021By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, November '21: Calabash

Here are a few calabash bowls I’ve attempted.

Witches Cauldron

Published Sunday, 10 October, 2021By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, October '21: Halloween

A small bowl, about 3.5″ tall, and 5″ wide, made from maple and painted with Jo Sonja paints over black lacquer. The mood was dyed first with Intrinsic white.

Teacher appreciation

Published Saturday, 27 March, 2021By Matt Held
Categorized as February 21: Craftivism, Members Work

Paul Dowling inspired me to make these 70 mini vases and deliver them to the teachers at my kids school.

Winter Blues

Published Tuesday, 26 January, 2021By Matt Held
Categorized as January 21: Inlaid Box & 'Winter', Members Work

This is an ash bowl, about 9.5″ wide, the hollowed out bowl is only about 4.5″ wide, and it stands around 1 3/4″ tall. I used 3 different colors of…

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My finger bowl – touchy feely

Published Tuesday, 1 December, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, November '20: A Chalice and Touchy-Feely

I’m calling this one finger bowl as my fingers fit into the concave curves perfectly when i pick it up, not planned, but a happy accident. I love the figure…

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Textured bowl – Martin copycat

Published Tuesday, 1 December, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, November '20: A Chalice and Touchy-Feely

Here’s a bowl I turned using Brazilian Cherry, very hard and dense wood. I used the arbortech mini grinder to texture and added some gold embellishing wax.

Final wand

Published Saturday, 31 October, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, October '20: Magic Wand & Pumpkins

Here’s my final submission, it’s a wand I made for my daughter. Bloodwood which she asked that I paint as I painted her brothers, which caused me major pains.

Pumpkin wand

Published Saturday, 31 October, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, October '20: Magic Wand & Pumpkins

Here’s a wand I made for my kids teacher. 3 pumpkins for each of my kids in her class. It’s purple heart colored with iridescent paints and some burnt orange.

Wands for my boys

Published Saturday, 31 October, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, October '20: Magic Wand & Pumpkins

Here are a couple of wands I made for my boys. They are both maple which has been colored with intrinsic colors, and highlighted with some iridescent paints and embellishing…

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Wands for niece and nepher

Published Saturday, 31 October, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, October '20: Magic Wand & Pumpkins

Here are wands I made for my niece and nephew, One is bloodwood, and the other I can’t remember. The kids are only 4 so they need to be a…

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It’s a round bowl alright

Published Friday, 11 September, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as Members Work, September '20: Bowls ^ Mixed-Up

Here’s a bowl i turned this last weekend. Not sure of the wood, but I took a shot at atmospheric coloring, minus the black. I used Ruby, Flame, Burn Orange,…

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Matt’s flatter platter

Published Sunday, 30 August, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as August '20: Texture & Flatter Platter, Members Work

Not sure of the wood, probably elm or maple. Not sure what food I’d serve from it but I think it looks cool and it’s pretty flat.

Last minute honey dipper

Published Saturday, 1 August, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as July '20: Dippers and Asia, Members Work

So i turned a rushed, last minute honey dipper out of a piece of cherry I had lying around. Was a fun little turn, I can see where I rushed…

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Small rice bowl

Published Saturday, 11 July, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as July '20: Dippers and Asia, Members Work

Here’s a very small bowl that I styled after a rice bowl I found online. This one is Ash, colored stone blue, with electric green wax, inside is oiled with…

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Matt’s spinning top submission

Published Tuesday, 30 June, 2020By Matt Held
Categorized as June '20: Tops & YoYos, Members Work

Here’s the 1st top I’ve ever made, it’s maple with a mahogany handle.

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