David Walsh is a Pennsylvania-based artist and woodworker. His work has won multiple awards and has been featured and sold in galleries throughout the United States, including the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian. A lifelong woodworker, He first started woodturning in 1998 and quickly gained a following as "David Walsh, The Bowlmaker." As of 2016, He has turned over 13,000 signed and numbered bowls that range in size from miniature at 1.5-inches in diameter to enormous at a 26-inch diameter.
One of Walsh's signature woods, American black walnut is found in the Eastern United States. A recognizable and premium domestic hardwood, black walnut is often used for high-end furniture, interior paneling, veneer and wood turnings. The heartwood ranges from a light pale brown to a rich dark chocolate brown, sometimes taking a reddish, purple or gray cast. The sapwood ranges from a pale yellow-gray to nearly white. When both are incorporated into a piece, the visual effect is quite striking. Another feature of black walnut are the figured grain patterns that occur such as curl, crotch and burl. Fans especially look for "feather crotch" figure, which is unique to the forks in a black walnut tree and is especially prized.
G+ Bowl 12767 is a signed and numbered hand turned bowl from Black Walnut. It measures 6" at its widest diameter and 5" tall at its highest point.
Awards and Recognition:
- Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian - work chosen to offer for purchase during a 6-month exhibition on the History and the Art of Woodturning after a nationwide search was conducted.
- Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Show (Juried).
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