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Category Archives: International Turning Exchange
Thursday, June 28
This morning, Sean laid out and drilled a series of holes in his “running man” sculpture using Forstner bits on the drill press. Later, Sean did more carving on the triangular walnut bowl. In addition to texturing the surface more, … Continue reading
Wednesday, June 27
Siegfried was absent from the shop this morning, and we soon learned from a phone call that he was at the hospital undergoing tests. He has not been feeling well the past few days, and he noticed that his heart … Continue reading
The ITE dancer
For those of you (including us!) who have been wondering what a dancer might contribute to the ITE, here is an answer. Below is a video produced by Vincent Romaniello, last year’s photojournalist, of an event that was part of … Continue reading
Tuesday, June 26
Okay, I’m beginning to try to catch up. I didn’t feel well enough to turn today, but I did make it into the shop, and here is what I found. Sean was carving on a new bowl, from a walnut … Continue reading
Sorry for the silence . . .
dear readers, but I haven’t been feeling well since we returned from D.C. I hope to be back on my feet and back on the computer tomorrow, and I’ll try to catch up with more about our D.C. visit and … Continue reading
Oh. My. Stars.
So, what did we do in D.C.? We saw some of the best turned wood art in the world. And not only did we get to see it, we got to touch it, hold it, turn it over, turn it … Continue reading
Wednesday, June 20
This may be my last blog post for a few days. Jean-François, Siegfried, and I leave for Washington, D.C., tomorrow and will be gone through Sunday. We will be visiting with several collectors of wood art: the Kochmans, the Breslers … Continue reading
Tuesday, June 19
Today, Siegfried began a larger vessel of the same shape as the silver maple vessel, this one of box elder. He was shooting ribbons to the ceiling turning the very wet wood. When he began deep hollowing of the vessel, … Continue reading
Monday, June 18
Today, Siegfried began a larger vessel of the same shape as the silver maple vessel, this one of box elder. He was shooting ribbons to the ceiling turning the very wet wood. When he began deep hollowing of the vessel, … Continue reading
Sunday, June 17
Jean-François took these photos of Siegfried and me working on Sunday. Oh, wait. We weren’t there. Siegfried went off to tour the city on his bicycle. I went to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which was downright inspiring. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading