Without close observation, you might never know this is wood. Donna Zils Banfield starts with hand-picked logs. A sawmill cuts the logs into manageable sizes, lengths, and weight. Once inside her studio, she uses a lathe to create the form. This is the wood canvas upon which she cuts, carves, textures, pyro-engraves and paints. No longer just a piece of wood, the final object has taken on an extraordinary new identity. "It Satisfied My Soul #4", lathe-turned maple vessel. Pyro-engraved, textured with a high-speed dentist’s drill and burr. Hand painted with pearlized blue acrylic paint and 23k gold leaf. 3” high by 3.5” wide.