Our August Artist of the Month is
Bob Gronko
Carved Bowls & Woodcrafts
Madison, FL

Bob started making bowls in 2021, when a neighbor brought over a couple Pecan logs to use for the smoker, and Bob thought they looked like they’d make better bowls than wood chips.  He has been making bowls and other wood crafts from storm-damaged trees ever since.

When friends and neighbors generously share wood from their lost trees, they often come with cherished memories.  Bob allows the trees to live on by returning a bowl to each donor. Bob uses a chainsaw to do the initial carving, a grinder and sanders to sculpt and smooth the piece, and finishes each bowl with food-grade oil and beeswax.

Bob says, “I often have a vision of the finished product before starting, but sometimes a piece of wood has a mind of its own for me to follow.” Just like the Pecan logs that started him on his artistic journey.