This linden bowl is 117 mm wide at rim, 51 mm high, and 40 mm deep at the center. It was turned rough and steamed for one hour. The bowl was weighed daily until its weight remained unchanged over 2-3 days. It was then turned to its final form and finished with a citrus oil.
The linden came from a property in the Burgundy region of France. In quintessential French fashion, the tree was heavily pruned over many decades in a process known as pollarding. In French, the resulting distorted forms are têtes des chats — cat’s heads. The wood is highly figured and can include sizable voids.
