Left Turn wood artist David Yeatts creates unique functional wooden bowls. He began wood turning in 1987 after a career in the food industry. Turning bowls captured his imagination and he has developed a distinctive shape and feel for his bowls. Each beautiful bowl is turned from Ambrosia Maple. Ambrosia Maple takes its name from the pest – the Ambrosia Beetle. All of his bowls are made from trees that have naturally fallen as a result of this pest. This beetle burrows into the wood, killing the tree, and leaving behind the interesting striations amongst the grain of the wood. The marks from the beetle are a distinctive characteristic of his bowls.

He works from his home studio in Vinton, VA where he has taught his son to turn as well.