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Category Archives: International Turning Exchange
Collectors of Wood Art Forum
The Collectors of Wood Art (CWA) held their annual forum in Scottsdale this weekend, and I was able to drive up for some of the Saturday sessions. I first got to see a panel discussion chaired by sculptor Connie Mississippi, … Continue reading
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Tagged Collectors of Wood Art, Connie Mississippi, CWA, del Mano Gallery, Dewey Garrett, Hayley Smith, Jack Slentz, Janel Jacobson, Kerry Vesper, Merryll Saylan, Michael Peterson, Susan Hagen, Todd Hoyer, Virginia Dotson, Wendy Maruyama, woodturning
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My artist statement for “allTURNatives”
All the ITErs were asked to write artist statements for the exhibition. I have asked for copies of everyone’s statements from the Wood Turning Center and will post them as soon as I get them. In the meantime, here is … Continue reading
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The end of the 2007 ITE
Saturday, August 4, the Wood Turning Center had a members’ meeting and lunch, which Jean-François, Peter, Sean, Siegfried, and I attended, followed more in-depth gallery talks by each of us. That marked the official end of this year’s ITE and … Continue reading
August 3: Scenes from the opening
The opening was a tough night for me. My vertigo was very bad, and it was all I could do to stay upright and smiling, so most of the photos below were taken by Jane, and I can’t tell you … Continue reading
August 3: Field trip
The morning of Friday, August 3, we made one last field trip, to see one of the largest pipe organs in the world, the Wanamaker organ, right in the heart of Philadelphia, at what is now Macy’s. Our guide was … Continue reading
Preparing for the opening
Tuesday and Wednesday, we mostly spent cleaning up the shop. What a mess we had made! We swept up bags and bags of shavings and scraps and dust. And we had to sort through all of the tools and equipment … Continue reading
July 31: Dinner with the Hausers
Tuesday evening, July 31, after a day spent cleaning the shop, we drove to New Jersey for a nice, relaxed, and tasty dinner with Phil and Monika Hauser. Phil is vice president and treasurer of the Wood Turning Center and … Continue reading
Lesya’s dances
Lesya ended up doing dances with one of Sean’s pieces, one of mine, and Peter’s chainsawn bench. Sean, Siegfried, Jean-François, and I also participated in the dance with the bench, with Lesya directing us from the sidelines. Vince filmed all … Continue reading
The final days of the ITE
Well, I’m finally back to wrap up my documentation of the ITE. Reentry has been a challenge—more about that perhaps in a later post—and between the time lapse and my vertigo, my memory of some things is a bit blurred. … Continue reading
Just a note . . .
to say that I’m on vacation for a week with very limited access to the Internet. I’ll be reporting on the exhibition opening and the winding down of our ITE—with photos—as soon as I get back to civilization next week, … Continue reading