The Reclaimed-Wood Bowls of Alex Downs

Brooklyn-based artist Alex Downs makes bowls out of rummaged scrap wood that he glues together then carves with a chainsaw on a giant spinning wheel. It’s a high-octane version of pottery “throwing.” When he works, bits of wood fly through the room and sometimes even lodge themselves into the walls. The end results are beautiful and raw, and the fact that they’re made from recycled material certainly doesn’t hurt. His pieces can be found at Karkula Gallery in New York.

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