Made in Utah

Kevin Hicks calls himself a dumpster diver for wood. But in truth, he is a visionary, a maker and a discoverer who turns urban trees into useful and beautiful things.

Hicks is a woodturner and the owner of Big Ash Bowls, a South Jordan-based one-man shop that makes artisan wooden bowls, serving utensils, and French rolling pins.

The wood comes from discarded urban trees—some felled by nature—and some to make room for a sprawling population. Several arborist friends are quick to alert Hicks to wood that needs to be recycled, repurposed and reused before it’s otherwise hauled to the dump or burned.

Artisan Bowls Made from Discarded Trees - Utah Stories Using recycled, repurposed and resued wood, Kevin Hicks creates artisan bowls.