Hollow forms are turned on the lathe from a solid piece of wood. The interior is removed through the top opening while spinning on the lathe. The shapes are often inspired by Southwest Native American pottery.

Much of the wood I use is gathered from storm damaged trees. Most of the time, the wood is recently cut and must be dried before using. Chunks of wood are cut to size with a chain saw or band saw, them rough turned to shape and roughly hollowed (leaving about 1" wall thickness. Then, they are dried in a kiln for several months. The slow drying reduces the likelihood of the wood cracking. When dried, they are mounted on a lathe again and turned to final shape and final hollowing to a very thin wall thickness.