Box Elder Bowl

This is another box elder bowl.  I should have twice-turned it, but like the warping effect of the birch bowls and wanted something similar with this.  Unexpectedly, it warped while it was still on the lathe, so much so that I was unable to sand the end areas effectively.  In fact, it was warping as I hollowed the inside of the bowl so much that I had the tick-tick-tick like when roughing a blank to get it round!  Because of this, there is significant torn grain on both ends of the bowl.  I love the color and curl though.  Plus, there's a face in the bottom of the bowl made from small knots - two eyes and a mouth!