Most turnings don't carry a deep emotional attachment. You find a great piece of wood, turn it into something useful and/or artistic, sell it or give it away as a gift, and move on. Every once in awhile, a piece comes along that carries a deeper emotional attachment for one reason or another. Maybe it is where the wood comes from. Maybe it is what you did with the piece, or maybe it is collaborative effort with someone else.
That happened to me yesterday. Some time ago, I saw a demo by Molly Winton. She does a lot of burning as embellishment on her pieces. At first, I didn't think I would really like her work, but it grew on me, and she really inspired me with my own ideas during her demo.
One of the pieces that came fromthat inspiration was the flame hollow form. Yesterday at my show, it sold. Don't get me wrong, selling is a good thing, and if I really wanted to keep it, I could have kept it out of the show. I'm glad it sold and someone will really enjoy it, I just hated to see it go...sort of....does that make sense?
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