From an early age, Bert Marsh felt a profound need to work with wood, a material he loved passionately and worked with until his passing in 2011. There is no complex philosophy attached to the work, he was simply striving to achieve the perfect form, the purest possible curves expressed in simple, uncluttered shapes that expose the beauty of the wood to the full. In seeking that goal he found inspiration in many everyday objects, but most of all he was inspired by the wood itself. Regarded as a master woodturner, Marsh’s finely turned wood vessels are highly sought after and collected worldwide. As with any occupation, woodturning involves acquiring a range of basic skills, but those skills are merely a starting point. They must be perfected and used as a basis for experimentation if your work is truly to express your own personality.