"Algerita Family" - 3 spoons - Algerita Burl - 17" long x 3" wide x

3 1/2" deep - 9 1/2" long x 2 1/2" wide x 2" deep - 7 1/4" long x

3/4" wide x 1" deep - 1998 - Private Collection - These are made from roots from the Sonoran Desert shrub Algerita. The handles are roots, and the bowls are the burled grain just below the ground where all the bush stems come together. Obviously, there is a reference to parents and child here.  Photography by Jim Osborn.