About the artist:
Woodworking has been a passion of mine for over 30 years, but it wasn't until 2008 that I transitioned from furniture making to woodturning. At the time I began to learn to turn as a way to enhance my furniture. However, once I began to experiment with the lathe I was quickly captivated by the endless possibilities for the artistic expression that seemed lacking in furniture building. I haven’t built a piece of furniture since.
During the years that followed I studied with some of the premier woodturning artisans in the country and have worked to develop my skills at the craft, as well as my aesthetic vision as an artist. It has been both a captivating and exciting journey.
Using mainly reclaimed local trees destined for the fireplace or landfill, my pieces all start, and often finish on the lathe. Some local favorites are silver maple, walnut and cherry. My more intricately carved pieces have the initial shape of the vessels designed with the intended carving in mind, and once the turning is completed they move into the carving studio. There, a combination of hand and power carving tools are used to sculpt the final form. Although most pieces are turned on the lathe within a matter of hours, it’s not uncommon for the carving and finishing on larger pieces to take several weeks, or even months to complete.
During the years that followed I studied with some of the premier woodturning artisans in the country and have worked to develop my skills at the craft, as well as my aesthetic vision as an artist. It has been both a captivating and exciting journey.
Using mainly reclaimed local trees destined for the fireplace or landfill, my pieces all start, and often finish on the lathe. Some local favorites are silver maple, walnut and cherry. My more intricately carved pieces have the initial shape of the vessels designed with the intended carving in mind, and once the turning is completed they move into the carving studio. There, a combination of hand and power carving tools are used to sculpt the final form. Although most pieces are turned on the lathe within a matter of hours, it’s not uncommon for the carving and finishing on larger pieces to take several weeks, or even months to complete.
Woodturning Resume
Study:
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Ernie Conover
Al Stirt Dixi Biggs David Ellsworth Michael Mocho Joe Ruminski David Esterly Glenn Lucas Avelino Samuel Glenn Lucas |
Parkman, Ohio at his shop
Arrowmont Arrowmont Arrowmont John C. Campbell Arrowmont Marc Adams School Ireland at his shop Arrowmont Arrowmont |
September 2008
March/April 2009 September, 2010 June 2011 January, 2012 March, 2012 April, 2013 September, 2013 July, 2014 September, 2014 |
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Articles: Build Your Skills By Understanding The Skew, American Woodturner, April 2015
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Featured Artist, Woodturning Magazine, No 235, pg 96
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- The Woodworking Show , Detroit 2014 - Project Showcase Competition - Best of Show
- Grosse Pointe Art Society, Best New Artist of the Year, 2014
- Demonstrations:
2. Box Making
3. Using the Skew
4 .Fine Finials