I have a background in both the musical and visual arts having grown-up in a very artistic family (my father being both a musician and painter). I also have a background in the life science with more than passing familiarity with both biology and botany. As for the my artistic endeavors, I have been carving for more than thirty years in both stone and wood. In the last several years I have been experimenting creating wooden bowls and spoons , this book a testament to that endeavor. I