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Black and Silver Egg, by Bill Ooms

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:150.00 USD
Black and Silver Egg, by Bill Ooms
NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER), HIGH BID WAS
550.00USDby a***l+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2015 Jun 27 @ 15:30UTC-4 : AST/EDT
All items in this auction were created, at least in part, on the wood lathe, with wood as the primary material. All are one-of-a-kind signed originals, individually created by the artist listed.
Lot #250
Black and Silver Egg
African blackwood, maple, brown ivory wood, sterling silver, cubic zirconia, freshwater pearl
4.25" x 2.75" x 2.75"

Bill Ooms
Arizona, United States


Bill was raised on a farm south of Chicago. Wood has always been a part of Bill's life. As a second
generation wood-turner, he learned basic woodworking techniques from his father. Even as a
young man, his desire was to envision and create new things. This led him to his first career in
engineering, and now he has returned to his roots as a full time woodworker.
Much of Bill's early wood work was turning hollow vases inspired by the pottery of Native
Americans in the Southwest. Later, he combined his wood-turning skills with his math and
engineering background to create unique wood sculptures. Most recently, Bill has designed and
built a complex and unique ornamental lathe to create highly decorated objects of wood art.
Bill and his wife, Pam, have their home and studio in the country north of Prescott overlooking
the Williamson Valley.