It is eggshell thin through its entire profile. Equally impressive, yet exhibiting quite distinct aesthetics, are Alfred Sils's robust, sandblasted redwood bowl and Peter Hromek's elegant three-legged joined vase. By comparison, Satoshi Fujinuma's shallow bowls possess their own unique cultural identity, and Max Krimmel's use of alabaster as his primary turning material is dramatically represented in his seductive translucent vessels. These are just a few highlights of containers in the exhibition which exemplify the divergence of individual investigations following a traditional continuum. In addition to those examples, new sculptural pathways are beginning to be explored globally in various degrees of representational and abstract imagery.
Research is also evident into the utilization of color, texture, and pattern.
At this point, much of the results are intended to be pleasing with limited evidence of expressions of serious issues or other emotional content. Continued investigation of new concepts and intellectual risk taking should be welcomed and encouraged to advance turning to the next artistic level. He has twice been an invited juror at the World Carving Championships in Ocean City, Maryland.