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Category Archives: International Turning Exchange
Group meeting and dinner (Sunday, July 8)
After our visit to Mark Sfirri’s and David Ellsworth’s studios, we went back to the shop to meet with Albert and Tina and to meet Lesya Popil, our dancer, for the first time. Left to right, we are: Sean, Albert, … Continue reading
David Ellsworth’s home and studio (Sunday, July 8)
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Mark Sfirri’s studio and home (Sunday, July 8)
Mark has a Oneway with two bed extensions, allowing him to turn pieces up to 13 feet long. The farthest extension runs under the table in the background. Mark does a lot of off-center and inside-out turning. Here is a … Continue reading
Long-awaited photos of Jean-François at the emergency room
Peter took these pictures when he accompanied Jean-François (“Jean Francis,” the E.R. personnel kept calling, but no one would respond) to the emergency room. To read the captions, just hover the mouse over each photo.
Catching up
Well, I am doing my best to catch up, but I suspect it will take me a few days, especially because tomorrow we need to prepare for an open house at the woodshop on Saturday, when anyone who wants to … Continue reading
The past few days
These past few days have been jam-packed, but I’m too tired to do a full post, so here is a brief summary. You’ll have to wait for photos. We nearly lost another resident to the emergency room. Saturday evening, Jean-François … Continue reading
A brief note . . .
to say catch up with us tomorrow. Yesterday, Elisabeth Agro, our resident scholar, joined us in a visit to the studios of Mark Sfirri and David Ellsworth. Upon our return, we all met with Albert and Tina, as well as … Continue reading
Nakashima studio (Saturday, July 7)
Today, we visited the studio of famed furniture maker George Nakashima in New Hope, PA, where his daughter, Mira, continues to make furniture in the same tradition. Mira began our tour by telling us about her father’s life and work. … Continue reading
When I chose . . .
this image to represent my focus for the ITE, I didn’t realize that part of the ITE for me would be about mending brokenness and learning again to value the self that broke.