{"id":12373,"date":"2017-06-08T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T11:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=12373"},"modified":"2017-06-04T23:36:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T03:36:22","slug":"sculptural-culinary-tools-sweet-gum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2017\/06\/sculptural-culinary-tools-sweet-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sculptural Culinary Tools of Sweet Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The sculptural culinary tools of Sweet Gum can bring a whole other sensory experience to the enjoyment of preparing and eating food, especially if you appreciate the workmanship and beauty of the tool you are using.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I recently discovered <a title=\"Sweet Gum Southern Made &amp; Found Provisions\" href=\"http:\/\/sweetgumco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sweet Gum<\/a>, handmade, sculptural spoons and culinary tools for your kitchen by Joseph Huebscher, a talented woodworker in Tennessee. His artistic pieces marry form and function beautifully.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12380\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/artisans0815-hd-joseph-huebscher.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet gum sculptural spoons on Art Is everywhere\" width=\"475\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/artisans0815-hd-joseph-huebscher.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/artisans0815-hd-joseph-huebscher-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/artisans0815-hd-joseph-huebscher-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos via Sweet Gum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet gum 2 on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-2.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-2-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet gum spoons on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet gum 3 on AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-3.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-3-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-4.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet gum scoop on Art Is Everywhere\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-4.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Sweet-gum-4-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sweet Gum has been featured in <a title=\"Food &amp; Wine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/slideshows\/nashvilles-artisan-circuit\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food &amp; Wine<\/a>, <a title=\"Harvest &amp; Honey\" href=\"https:\/\/harvestandhoney.com\/2016\/02\/13\/the-woodworker-and-the-wind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvest &amp; Honey<\/a>, <a title=\"Spoonful\" href=\"http:\/\/spoonfulmag.com\/featured\/carving-niche-sweet-gum-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spoonful<\/a> among others. Here&#8217;s a wonderful <a title=\"Vimeo\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/194865161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vimeo video<\/a>, explaining his creative process, emphasizing how the different grains of the wood become the unique artistic marker of each piece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/194865161?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/194865161\">Joseph Huebscher<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/makebeautiful\">Make Beautiful<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be sure to review Joseph&#8217;s<a title=\"Sweet Gum Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sweetgumco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Instagram<\/a> for more inspirational spoons and handcrafted culinary tools by Sweet Gum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"About Sweet Gum balls\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eattheweeds.com\/sweet-gum-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sweet Gum<\/a> brings back memories of stepping on those spikey balls that covered my yard while growing up in New Orleans. I cursed them then but I appreciate what can be done with them now through <a title=\"Washington Post: About Science of Sweet Gum balls\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/special\/metro\/urban-jungle\/pages\/120131.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science<\/a> and woodworking. Who knew it had medicinal properties and it contributes to Tamiflu along with the star anise?! &#8220;The only edible part of the tree is the dried sap which makes a fragrant, bitter chewing gum. Despite its name the gum is not sweet,&#8221; as explained on <a title=\"Eat the Weeds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eattheweeds.com\/sweet-gum-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eat the Weeds<\/a>. But, its wood can be used too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12381\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/liquidambar_styraciflua_Sweet-gum-balls.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Gum balls via Eat the Weeds on AIE\" width=\"475\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/liquidambar_styraciflua_Sweet-gum-balls.jpg 475w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/liquidambar_styraciflua_Sweet-gum-balls-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/liquidambar_styraciflua_Sweet-gum-balls-444x300.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Gum balls via Eat the Weeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s another interesting video about unusual culinary tools. Although this apple peeler is purely practical in nature and lacks the stylistic refinement of the previous pieces, it can make the endeavor of peeling an apple truly magical and very &#8220;appealing&#8221; indeed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ldWqobEpVQ?ecver=1\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is a short post and the only one, as it turns out, for the month of June, as I&#8217;ll pick up with more cultural and culinary delights when I come back online in July.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy Summer!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; 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