Artist Statement:
Wood turning is addictive! The wood speaks to me as I am turning it. Although wood turning may not be “like a box of chocolates" many times you never know what the finished bowl will look like until you start cutting the wood. Hidden features and defects will guide you to one shape or another. Spectacular grain or figuring will cause you to want to highlight a particular feature with your design. Wood turning can be an endless learning experience as new techniques such as carving; burning; and dyeing are introduced into the process.
My bowls have appeared in several different venues in Sonoma County. Most recently I have had three bowls accepted into the highly acclaimed "Artistry in Wood" exhibit at the Museums of Sonoma County. At the Sebastopol Center for the Arts my favorite Maple bowl was in a juried exhibit titled "Vessels". It was the first public exhibit of my art. Later a laminated Redwood bowl (made from old redwood deck boards) was donated to the Arts Guild of Sonoma to be displayed and sold at their exhibit titled "Recycled Art". I have also donated bowls to the annual "Garden Arts Exhibit and Fundraiser" for the benefit of the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation and the local "Empty Bowls" fundraisers.
Background:
I live in Santa Rosa, California with my wife, Julianne, a watercolor artist (https://www.julieswatercolors.com). As a life-long woodworker, I have made various wooden pieces while working full time as a law firm CIO and creating a couple of technology startup companies. After my retirement in 2010 I began my woodworking in earnest and joined the Wine Country Wood Turners in 2012. Although I have turned wood in the past, my serious application of contemporary techniques and tools really began in 2012 and has evolved rapidly since then. I am now a passionate wood turner and "hooked on it" as those turning wood understand.
Wood turning is addictive! The wood speaks to me as I am turning it. Although wood turning may not be “like a box of chocolates" many times you never know what the finished bowl will look like until you start cutting the wood. Hidden features and defects will guide you to one shape or another. Spectacular grain or figuring will cause you to want to highlight a particular feature with your design. Wood turning can be an endless learning experience as new techniques such as carving; burning; and dyeing are introduced into the process.
My bowls have appeared in several different venues in Sonoma County. Most recently I have had three bowls accepted into the highly acclaimed "Artistry in Wood" exhibit at the Museums of Sonoma County. At the Sebastopol Center for the Arts my favorite Maple bowl was in a juried exhibit titled "Vessels". It was the first public exhibit of my art. Later a laminated Redwood bowl (made from old redwood deck boards) was donated to the Arts Guild of Sonoma to be displayed and sold at their exhibit titled "Recycled Art". I have also donated bowls to the annual "Garden Arts Exhibit and Fundraiser" for the benefit of the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation and the local "Empty Bowls" fundraisers.
Background:
I live in Santa Rosa, California with my wife, Julianne, a watercolor artist (https://www.julieswatercolors.com). As a life-long woodworker, I have made various wooden pieces while working full time as a law firm CIO and creating a couple of technology startup companies. After my retirement in 2010 I began my woodworking in earnest and joined the Wine Country Wood Turners in 2012. Although I have turned wood in the past, my serious application of contemporary techniques and tools really began in 2012 and has evolved rapidly since then. I am now a passionate wood turner and "hooked on it" as those turning wood understand.
A very large Manzanita root burl turned into an elegant bowl.
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A very thin olive wood hollow form bowl with a flashlight showing off the thiness and grain pattern.
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