As a State Juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftmen, working in his well-appointed shop,  the  Hummelstown,  Pennsylvania  man  generates  an  array of  distinctive  vases, bowls, and  containers  from  conglomerates  of  exotic,  imported  woods.

The process by which Fox creates his art is known as segmented turning. Parts of each carefully designed piece are glued together to create the initial solid form. Fox affixes it to his wood  lathe and  completes  the  work  with a  variety  of  cutting  tools  and  procedures.  Sanding  between numerous coats of lacquer adds the finishing touches, producing a polished, one-of-a-kind, piece that has applications in any room of one's home or office.

"I started working with wood back in junior high school," says Fox. "From the introductory corner wall mount shelf to the more elaborate coffee table, I  found  my desire  for  wood working turning into a lifelong passion".

Over  the next 35 years, Fox used  his skills in the  carpentry  trade, learning  still more from the masters with whom he worked for and, eventually, started his own business. That enabled him to indulge a long held desire to build custom furniture.

When he  relocated to  Pennsylvania from  Texas, Fox  downsized  his  workshop. "I have  since turned to doing  more lathe  work, no pun intended," he says. "With the discovery of a rainbow of colors in exotic  woods, a  new door was  opened.  This  allowed me to produce an array of finely crafted functional art.  I hope you  enjoy looking  at my work  as much as I have enjoyed creating it".