This bowl was turned from white ash (Fraxinus americana). The form is a pleasant open form with an inward sloping rim. The exterior of the bowl has been decorated with a series of large beads which provide considerable interest and tactility when handled. The exterior has been painted with cream and green milk paint and then sanded back creating an instant antique look. Milk paints provide a durable, food safe surface that still lets the grain of the wood telegraph through the finished piece. A subtle ring foot that lifts the form off of the surface that it is sitting on, and a textured pattern on the very bottom of the bowl serves to illustrate that the bottom was turned with as much care and attention to detail as the rest of the piece. Finished with several coats of food safe Linseed oil and then buffed to a pleasant sheen, this bowl is ready to to go to work in your kitchen today.