Christmas gifts

The "whir" coming from my garage has died down for a few days. I had been frantically turning some gifts to give, and some that people had asked me to turn. Anyway, I was in production mode for  a little while, and now I can go back to turning a few things I have had in my mind for awhile.

This set of salt and pepper mills were actually an experiment. My step-daughter wanted a set for her boyfriend's parents, and didn't give me any other parameters to work with, so I took it as a license to experiment. This is what I came up with. They are both from Ash, and both made with the same technique, although very different results.

I have been experimenting a lot with color, and would like to explore it more. The new year holds some exciting ideas I have floating around, so we'll see what I can make of them. Merry Christmas everyone!