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All of the work here is made by a small group of turners in Maine – Mark Baldwin of Borealis Press, Peter Keniston of Turner, and Temple Blackwood in Castine. There may be similarities between some pieces but no two pieces are just the same. New work is added regularly and some new turners may join in too.

Many of these lidded bowls are an elegant and practical way to keep butter out of the refrigerator – or in it if you prefer. They are so handy that a Borealis Butter Bowl Cult has sprung up and may run a candidate for president or a school board near you. Lauren Murray is one of the founding cult members. She writes: “Domestic life began anew when my butter bowl arrived. I depend on her completely. My guests won’t leave.”

T-129 - Cherry Burl Bowl No

Cherry Burl Bowl. 
8″ x 1½″    $120
Peter Keniston, Turner Maine  

Bowl from a Cherry Burl with irregular grain and texture.

Cost each: $120.00
One of a kind

 

T-129 - Cherry Burl Bowl

Cherry Burl Bowl. 
8″ x 1½″    $120
Peter Keniston, Turner Maine  

Bowl from a Cherry Burl with irregular grain and texture.

Cost each: $120.00
One of a kind

 

T-130 - Spaulted Beech Bowl No

Spaulted Beech Bowl
8½″ x 3½″    $120
Peter Keniston, Turner Maine  

Spalted Beech bowl with exceptional wavy growth rings.

Cost each: $120.00
One of a kind

 

T-130 - Spaulted Beech Bowl

Spaulted Beech Bowl
8½″ x 3½″    $120
Peter Keniston, Turner Maine  

Spalted Beech bowl with exceptional wavy growth rings.

Cost each: $120.00
One of a kind

 

T-125 - Lidded Porcelain Bowl No

Porcelain, Cypress, Birch, Walnut   
4¾″ x 4″            
Mark Baldwin, Surry, Maine                       $38

Sure it’s unique and pretty. It keeps butter spreadable at room temperature.  It holds precious little things – jewelry, condiments, important coins, chocolate covered cherries. But imagine serving a guest soup in an elegant Japanese bowl with a one-of-a-kind lid. Nice touch, yes?

All the bowls are the same, the lids are all different.

Cost each: $38.00
One of a kind

 

T-125 - Lidded Porcelain Bowl

Porcelain, Cypress, Birch, Walnut   
4¾″ x 4″            
Mark Baldwin, Surry, Maine                       $38

Sure it’s unique and pretty. It keeps butter spreadable at room temperature.  It holds precious little things – jewelry, condiments, important coins, chocolate covered cherries. But imagine serving a guest soup in an elegant Japanese bowl with a one-of-a-kind lid. Nice touch, yes?

All the bowls are the same, the lids are all different.

Cost each: $38.00
One of a kind

 

T-126 - Lidded Porcelain Bowl No

Porcelain, Oak, White Birch
5″ x 4″            
Mark Baldwin, Surry, Maine                       $38

What’s your guess? Do you think your guests have been served soup in an elegant Japanese bowl with a handmade, one-of-a-kind lid? It could be a first, no? Or, if you like, it holds precious little things – jewelry, condiments, important coins, chocolate covered cherries.

All of the bowls are the same. No two lids are identical but they all fit these bowls.

Cost each: $38.00
One of a kind

 

T-126 - Lidded Porcelain Bowl

Porcelain, Oak, White Birch
5″ x 4″            
Mark Baldwin, Surry, Maine                       $38

What’s your guess? Do you think your guests have been served soup in an elegant Japanese bowl with a handmade, one-of-a-kind lid? It could be a first, no? Or, if you like, it holds precious little things – jewelry, condiments, important coins, chocolate covered cherries.

All of the bowls are the same. No two lids are identical but they all fit these bowls.

Cost each: $38.00
One of a kind

 

T-094 - Burst of Color on the Wall No

Tulip Poplar and Mahogany
9¼″ x 1½″                                $75
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

There is no excuse for this piece. The palate just upped and took charge. The hunk of mahogany on the shelf looked like it wanted a job. That can happen.

Sorry, you’re on your own if a guest won’t leave until they work out the clues or stop laughing. Or the other thing.

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

T-094 - Burst of Color on the Wall

Tulip Poplar and Mahogany
9¼″ x 1½″                                $75
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

There is no excuse for this piece. The palate just upped and took charge. The hunk of mahogany on the shelf looked like it wanted a job. That can happen.

Sorry, you’re on your own if a guest won’t leave until they work out the clues or stop laughing. Or the other thing.

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

T-089 - Wall Art "Whose Eye Am I?" No

Tulip poplar, mirror, paint and varnish
7¼″ x ¾″                                  $75  
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

For a child or curious passer-by who moves closer and closer to the mirror. These ready-to-hang pieces are bright for the eye and emotions wherever they’re hung, in an obvious or out-of-the-way spot. For the maker they are a delight to concoct—with a mix of clear intention and surprise.

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

T-089 - Wall Art "Whose Eye Am I?"

Tulip poplar, mirror, paint and varnish
7¼″ x ¾″                                  $75
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

For a child or curious passer-by who moves closer and closer to the mirror. These ready-to-hang pieces are bright for the eye and emotions wherever they’re hung, in an obvious or out-of-the-way spot. For the maker they are a delight to concoct—with a mix of clear intention and surprise.

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

T-088 - Wall Art "Burst" No

White pine, teak, paint and varnish
9″ x 1½″                                   $75
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

These ready-to-hang pieces are bright for the eye and emotions wherever they’re hung, in an obvious or out-of-the-way spot. For the maker they are a delight to concoct—with a mix of clear intention and surprise.  

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

T-088 - Wall Art "Burst"

White pine, teak, paint and varnish
9″ x 1½″                                   $75
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine

These ready-to-hang pieces are bright for the eye and emotions wherever they’re hung, in an obvious or out-of-the-way spot. For the maker they are a delight to concoct—with a mix of clear intention and surprise.  

Cost each: $75.00
One of a kind

 

 
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