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Red Alder—Wild Spalted 
Handmade, one-of-a-kind excellent display piece 
finished w/ food-grade Tung & citrus oil 
made by Zach LaPerriere Sitka, Alaska 2018 “Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Einstein My job is to help you see deeper. As a forest artist, I custom-shape each vessel to show the story of an ancient wild Alaskan tree. This vessel came from a tree that washed down a wild Alaskan river in a monsoon. After rescuing the tree from the ocean, I deliberately left cut rounds of wood in the forest near my studio for many months. Through careful monitoring, I selected rounds at the right moment when fungal activity had revealed the most amazing colors, but before the wood became compromised with rot. The result is a natural process halted in time—one that otherwise would be invisible. While most makers fill spalted wood art with epoxy to make the wood easier to work with: I don’t. It took me several years to develop the skills to cut this wood cleanly without the use of epoxy, but I worked my tail off because I want to give you a natural product. I exclusively use natural, 100% food-grade finishes. An amazing thing about spalted wood: these natural colors run through the wood naturally and have been proven to be the most stable colors on earth—far outlasting other organic and synthetic dyes. Spalted wood dyes can be found in European churches that are still bright after a thousand years! Photographs cannot do justice to the natural interplay of contrasting colors and depth in this wood—and of course each bowl is shaped to feel perfectly balanced in your hands. This vessel is designed for display on the mantel or table. It is fine for light use in holding special objects. Because it is crafted from a single piece of wood, it will last for generations with basic care. RA162
Red Alder—Wild Spalted 
Handmade, one-of-a-kind excellent display piece 
finished w/ food-grade Tung & citrus oil 
made by Zach LaPerriere Sitka, Alaska 2018 “Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Einstein My job is to help you see deeper. As a forest artist, I custom-shape each vessel to show the story of an ancient wild Alaskan tree. This vessel came from a tree that washed down a wild Alaskan river in a monsoon. After rescuing the tree from the ocean, I deliberately left cut rounds of wood in the forest near my studio for many months. Through careful monitoring, I selected rounds at the right moment when fungal activity had revealed the most amazing colors, but before the wood became compromised with rot. The result is a natural process halted in time—one that otherwise would be invisible. While most makers fill spalted wood art with epoxy to make the wood easier to work with: I don’t. It took me several years to develop the skills to cut this wood cleanly without the use of epoxy, but I worked my tail off because I want to give you a natural product. I exclusively use natural, 100% food-grade finishes. An amazing thing about spalted wood: these natural colors run through the wood naturally and have been proven to be the most stable colors on earth—far outlasting other organic and synthetic dyes. Spalted wood dyes can be found in European churches that are still bright after a thousand years! Photographs cannot do justice to the natural interplay of contrasting colors and depth in this wood—and of course each bowl is shaped to feel perfectly balanced in your hands. This vessel is designed for display on the mantel or table. It is fine for light use in holding special objects. Because it is crafted from a single piece of wood, it will last for generations with basic care. RA162
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Spalted Storm Bowl Sculpture

Zach LaPerriere

United States

Sculpture, Wood on Wood

Size: 9.8 W x 4.8 H x 9.8 D in

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Red Alder—Wild Spalted 
Handmade, one-of-a-kind excellent display piece 
finished w/ food-grade Tung & citrus oil 
made by Zach LaPerriere Sitka, Alaska 2018 “Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Einstein My job is to help you see deeper. As a forest artist, I custom-shape each vessel to show the story of an ancient wild Alaskan tree. This vessel came from a tree that washed down a wild Alaskan river in a monsoon. After rescuing the tree from the ocean, I deliberately left cut rounds of wood in the forest near my studio for many months. Through careful monitoring, I selected rounds at the right moment when fungal activity had revealed the most amazing colors, but before the wood became compromised with rot. The result is a natural process halted in time—one that otherwise would be invisible. While most makers fill spalted wood art with epoxy to make the wood easier to work with: I don’t. It took me several years to develop the skills to cut this wood cleanly without the use of epoxy, but I worked my tail off because I want to give you a natural product. I exclusively use natural, 100% food-grade finishes. An amazing thing about spalted wood: these natural colors run through the wood naturally and have been proven to be the most stable colors on earth—far outlasting other organic and synthetic dyes. Spalted wood dyes can be found in European churches that are still bright after a thousand years! Photographs cannot do justice to the natural interplay of contrasting colors and depth in this wood—and of course each bowl is shaped to feel perfectly balanced in your hands. This vessel is designed for display on the mantel or table. It is fine for light use in holding special objects. Because it is crafted from a single piece of wood, it will last for generations with basic care. RA162

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Sculpture:Wood on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9.8 W x 4.8 H x 9.8 D in

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I make wood bowls & vessels to showcase the outstanding old growth forests of Southeast Alaska. In many ways: I am a story teller. Every bowl tells a story of the life and growth of an ancient tree. Because I work in woods that average 100 to 500 years old, I take extra time to shape each bowl to show what is most unique about the tree it came from. All of the wood I work with comes from trees I salvage myself. Because I only salvage dead trees from deep in the forest, it is the forest that makes the first decision about which trees become bowls—not me. That means I search far and wide in the forest for the most exemplary of trees. My work surfs the line between studio art and functional art, between artist and craftsman. My customers often tell me that my bowls are too beautiful to use. While displaying my bowls as art is fine and appreciated: I also believe that art should at least have the capacity to be used to hold special objects. Each bowl is cut with sharp tools, sanded to a high grit, and finished with multiple coats of a blend of 100% food grade tung and citrus oil. All of my bowls are certified certified Made in Alaska. . . .

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