Cloud 9 Turnings

Fine Hand-Turned Wood Bowls
from Pickens, South Carolina

Cloud 9 Plantation

Each bowl is hand-crafted, turned, and sealed in a small workshop located at Cloud 9 in Pickens, SC.

What’s Cloud 9? Only the prettiest place in the world: 36 acres of land with a beautiful view of the mountains and an unobstructed starry sky on a clear night.

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Weeping Cherry Hollow Form

Weeping Cherry Hollow Form

The source of this hollow form originally stood in the yard of a friend’s mother-in-law and his daughters grew up playing on it. After he cut it down, he requested that I create two special pieces for his children.

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For Grannie

For Grannie

My mother-in-law died earlier this year, and I wanted to make a piece in her memory that is as special as she was to us. It's small without being dainty, and made from the exotic Black Limba wood.

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For Dad

For Dad

My father died earlier this year, and I made this bowl in his memory. It's made of oak, which is a common tree, but also a sturdy one. My father wasn't a polished man, but he was a strong one and I wanted to show that in his bowl. As this piece...

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