Welcome to the online gallery of artistic and utilitarian woodturnings by Brad Whitman of Pennsylvania. All of the pieces turned and sold by Brad are from trees that have fallen to the ground for one reason or another and been available for scavenging. Brad turns no tropical hardwoods.

The finished art forms are end products of a creative process that begins with a chainsaw and ends with a buffing wheel. Brad gathers his own wood, rough-turns it while it is still green, dries it, re-mounts it on the lathe, fine-turns it, and sands and finishes it--a time cycle of several months.

In addition to art forms, Brad turns useful pieces such as salad bowls, lamps, pepper grinders, and bud vases from distinctive and beautiful woods.

Brad's philosophy and artistic style are fundamentally organic and minimalist. He releases the natural, inner beauty of the tree and brings it to life and into the living room. Brad avoids ornamentation that interferes with natural grain, color, and figure in the wood, and he strives for pure, graceful, classical lines and for uniform, often very delicate, vessel walls.

Unless otherwise noted, all of the pieces shown on this site are for sale, and Brad is happy to take commissions.