 
Title: Sea Goddess
Price: $940
Dimensions: 14" x 5" X 5"
Materials: Maple Burl; Copper; twig
Other info: My footed vessel series was developed in 2002 during my residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. In looking for a different way to raise a turned object up off the ground, I came up with adding a separate foot. A vast amount of flexibility was the result. As I worked with footed vessels, the feet became legs and the vessels became more figurative. The feet not only raise the piece off the ground, but also allow me to make the pieces lean and create movement. The manipulation of this slant with the use of varying legs and feet; the use of countless colors and textures, shapes and sizes, work together to help me craft these reflections of the self.
Thomas R. Irven is a wood artist who has been producing custom furniture and woodturnings in his Bellaire, TX studio since 1987. He is currently teaching classes in woodturning and design, and creating wood turned sculptures and furniture. His recent recognition includes an Award of Merit, the top award, in "Craft Houston 2004: Texas" an exhibition organized by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and juried by Lawrence Rinder of the Whitney Museum in New York City. Thomas Irven's work is also a part of the 2004 Lark Books publication 400 Wood Boxes: The Fine Art of Containment and Concealment. Thomas was a Niche Award finalist in 2004 and 2006, and is again in 2010. He was an exhibiting artist in "Craft Houston 2006: Texas" and "Craft Texas 2008". In 2002 Thomas spent a year as an Artist in Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
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Title: Walking In Circles
Price: $770
Dimensions: 10.5" X 4.75" X 4"
Materials: Cherry; Walnut; Fine Silver; Ebony
Other info: My footed vessel series was developed in 2002 during my residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. In looking for a different way to raise a turned object up off the ground, I came up with adding a separate foot. A vast amount of flexibility was the result. As I worked with footed vessels, the feet became legs and the vessels became more figurative. The feet not only raise the piece off the ground, but also allow me to make the pieces lean and create movement. The manipulation of this slant with the use of varying legs and feet; the use of countless colors and textures, shapes and sizes, work together to help me craft these reflections of the self.
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Title: Acorn Box
Price: $175 - SOLD
Dimensions: 4" X 2.625" X 2.625"
Materials: Figured Maple; Mesquite Burl
Other info: The White Oak Acorn found in the midwest inspired my interpretation of this box. I sometimes stray from natures color scheme and reverse it or pick woods that complement nature's colors and add an eccentrically turned finial to each box. Each box is unique and all are finished with lacquer, which is rubbed to a satin sheen, and then each is waxed and buffed.
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Title: Walnut Pear
Price: $240
Dimensions: 7.5" X 2.75" X 2.75"
Materials: Walnut; Birdseye Maple
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