Crafts

Pho, Binh Pho, Binh- Distinctive works with coloring, piercing, and architectural elements; also book and how-to's dvds, tools and supplies. Illinois, USA. Hofius, Michael Tracy Hofius, Michael Tracy- Architectural turnings,balusters, porch columns, chalices. communion sets, cremation urns. Includes comprehensive article on sharpening tools. Hodgson, John Hodgson, John- Various woodturnings in Morvern, Scotland. Hill, Fred Hill, Fred- Bowls, boxes, balustrades, fruit, and clock sets. Fleet, Bob Fleet, Bob- Bowls, platters, candlesticks and small items, such as fruit and mushrooms. Scotland. Heryet, Julie Heryet, Julie- Gallery of bowls, boxes, lobed and hollow forms. Descriptive list of timbers and brief biography. Key, Ray Key, Ray- Information, biography and description of his work. Stevens, Gary Stevens, Gary- Lathe turned and sculpted large vessels, with names like 'Floating Tiger' and 'Emerging Flower'. Clyne, Angus Clyne, Angus- Bowls and hollow forms, using both wet and dry turning techniques, from local wind-blown timber. Scottish based. Bryhan, Anthony Bryhan, Anthony- Architectural bowls, including end-grain, crotch and wet-turning. Some carving and multi-axis turning to give "bowl in bowl" appearance. California, USA Brooks, Paul Brooks, Paul- Shows mainly turned wood, but also carved, pyrography, paintings, and sculpture, all home produced in Bristol, UK. Mars, Rik Mars, Rik- Abstract objects using turned wood and other materials. Dutch site with English pages. Ashton, Mary Ashton, Mary- Biography and gallery of turned items. Hannaby, Paul Hannaby, Paul- Produces individual items (bowls, vases, goblets, pens etc.) for practical and decorative purposes. Located in the Forest of Dean, UK. Sanger, Mark Sanger, Mark- Turned work including bowls, hollow forms, platters, candles sticks and items for restoration, made using native woods. Based in North Dorset, England. Goodyear, John Goodyear, John- Specializes in one-off sculptural and classic forms. Integration of piercing, sandblasting, router work, carving and other texturing techniques. Beck, Andy Beck, Andy- Bowls,hollow forms,and other creations,some left natural but most have been textured, carved and/or coloured. Irvine, Scott Irvine, Scott- Challenging the function of the basic form of a bowl has led him to unite wood with different materials such as metals, fused glass and stone. Hampel, Michael Hampel, Michael- Turned and sculpted shell forms, with texturing and coloring. Cutler, Robert Cutler, Robert- Shows bowls and boxes with intricate inlays of different woods, silver, copper and brass; also jewelry and knives. Information on special finish. Johnson, John Johnson, John- Fruit, clocks, barometers, pens, light pulls, and bottle stoppers; also turned posts for kitchen manufacturers, newels and spindles for stairs and spindles for furn… Hare, Scott Hare, Scott- Features turned bowls, calabashes, natural edges, sculpted turnings, and full relief sculpture all crafted out of exotic Hawaiian woods. Hall, Billy Hall, Billy- Wooden lamps, lampshades and lighted sculpture, which are finished to 1/32-3/32 inch thickness. North Carolina, USA. Yvonne Arlott, Yvonne Yvonne Arlott, Yvonne- Bowls, platters, boxes, goblets, vases and sculpture, often with piercing, and barley twists. Cassidy, Seamus Cassidy, Seamus- Bowls and vases, embellished with gold leaf and burning, some with bog-oak legs. Also furniture traditionally constructed. In Ireland. Donaldson, Jamie Donaldson, Jamie- Bowls and hollow vessels, embellished with carving and sculpture. Grunke, Ken Grunke, Ken- Bowls and vases from local hardwoods (Wisconsin), includes some technical information, including turning metal on a wood lathe. Dedrick, Jim Dedrick, Jim- Illustrations of bowls and spindle work, some for sale. Ontario, Candada. Brooks, James Brooks, James- Bowls and hollow vessels. Uncludes illustration of home-made sawmill. Mclaughlin, Emory Mclaughlin, Emory- Site features PDF articles and gallery of turnings. Orr, Mike Orr, Mike- Salad bowls. hollow forms and decorative items. Includes some projects. British Columbia, Canadia. Graham, Robbie Graham, Robbie- Using native New Zealand woods, creates off-center and multi-center pieces, including musical instruments. O'Brien, Patrick M. O'Brien, Patrick M.- Alexandria, Virginia - bowls and hollow forms with some carving. Haskell, Bill Haskell, Bill- Carved and pierced hollow forms, natural-edge bowls and classic forms. USA Campbell, Marilyn Campbell, Marilyn- Illustrating turned, sculptural vessels, using cutting and reassembly with the application of epoxy; showing the black and white series. Porter, Paul Porter, Paul- Features hollow forms, bowls, billiard ball boxes and illustrates his hollowing tools and reverse chucking method. Jamieson, Lyle Jamieson, Lyle- Sculptural turner, designer of the Jamieson hollowing tool, and instructor. Edwards, Martin Edwards, Martin- Wooden bowls, square bowls, platters, pens, goblets, and candlesticks Pages on finishing and care; and techniques and tips with download PDF versions. Tulip, Helen & Geoff Tulip, Helen & Geoff- Creators of large centrepiece bowls and platters, Celtic carving, and gifts for all occasions; made from local Irish timber St.Leger, Mark St.Leger, Mark- Unusual forms, turned and carved, often incorporating driftwood, sometimes turned on the bias. Lives in Southwest Virginia. Yamaguchi, Lynne Yamaguchi, Lynne- Illustrations of her work, hollow vessels, boxes, and one-off titled pieces. Also includes a weblog with photos of the International Turning Exchange. Bailey, Dan Bailey, Dan- Turns bowls of different shapes and sizes, includes pages on the process and illustrations of finished bowls. Offers roughed out bowls for sale. van Ness, Gerritt van Ness, Gerritt- Turner and sculptor using mixed-media materials. Lives in Bayview, Washington. Cook. Nick Cook. Nick- Illustrations of one-off items, such as hollow forms and bowls, gift items and architectural pieces. Includes articles on various aspects of turning and also offers so… Whitman, Brad Whitman, Brad- Makes bowls, plates, and art objects from fallen trees; includes an article on greenwood turning. Buchner, Tom Buchner, Tom- Hollow forms and bowls. Kaplan, Mike Kaplan, Mike- Bowls, vessels and platters from indigenous timbers which are embellished with carving and scorching; includes gallery of work. Based in South Africa. Kermode , Jerry Kermode , Jerry- Natural edge bowls and vessels, sometimes incorporating stitching using biscuit-jointer Offers tuition. In Sonoma County, CA. Drozda, Cindy Drozda, Cindy- Lidded vessels, containers and boxes, all with fine finials. Connecticut, USA. Kephart, Jim Kephart, Jim- Architectural and furniture parts, specialty and artistic woodturnings. Connecticut, USA.