Artisan Portfolios

Stirt, Al Stirt, Al- Turned wooden bowls with added carving, decoration and fluting. Offers instruction. Vermont. Mather, Al Mather, Al- Specialises in inside-out turnings - see page of explanation. Maine. Aivars Logins Aivars Logins- Turner and carver using reclaimed local timber. Includes pictures of very large 800-year old burl. In Canada. Worcester, Steve Worcester, Steve- Square turning, bowls and oil lamps. Wood, Vic Wood, Vic- Square, flowing lidded-boxes, and 48'x 8' turned wall mural Liestman, Art Liestman, Art- Hollow vessels with surface enhancements, such as carving or incising lines, jig-saw patterns and coloring with dyes, inks or paint. Thur, Don Thur, Don- From knots and burls in salvaged Muskoka wood to bowls and hollowed vessels in Ontario. Styer, John A. Styer, John A.- All kinds of treen, from bookmarks to whistles. Includes a page on the philosophy of lathe art. McCarthy, John McCarthy, John- Artistic and functional pieces, handturned in native Irish timbers in Nohoval, Co. Cork, Ireland. Lowe, Peter Lowe, Peter- Turner and sculptor using indigenous Western Australian timbers; enclosed forms, vases, bowls, platters and boxes. Lindquist, Melvin and Mark Lindquist, Melvin and Mark- American pioneer turners, woodturnings and sculpture from burls and spalted wood. Leadbetter, Bruce Leadbetter, Bruce- Woodturner and inventor - designed and makes a ring cutting tool, eccentric cup chuck, the Leady lathe and a ball turning jig. Based in New South Wales, Austral… Jeeves, Keith Jeeves, Keith- Gallery of work - bowls, boxes, and hollow forms; includes article on lathe drilling jig. Based in Sydney, Australia. Hancock, Larry Hancock, Larry- Project tutorials - hats, baseball cap, crochet hook, and bowls; tips and techniques and descriptions of different gouges. Hales, Dennis Hales, Dennis- A range of work based on fruit displays,dishes and bowls, enhancing the wood by using dyes on "green " wood to create natural movement in bowl and dish forms. Gorrow, Marshall Gorrow, Marshall- Many things that can be turned from wood are shown in the gallery pages, includes over three hundred woodturning links and article on microwave drying. Dickey, Joe Dickey, Joe- Makes vessels which say something about hardship, character and beauty. Thorne, Les Thorne, Les- Production turner offering courses and demonstrations. Work includes furniture components, architectural work and one off specials. Ellsworth, David Ellsworth, David- Bowls, pots, vessels, "Solstice", "Homage",and "Sphere" series and spirit vessels. Also Wendy Ellsworth jewellery. Caldwell, Errol Caldwell, Errol- Bowls, platters, closed and hollow forms, bottlestoppers,and candle holders. Also candles made by Helene Caldwell. King, Stuart King, Stuart- Pots, plaques, goblets, bowls, spoons and the use of pyrography. Several articles on woodturning, bodging, Tunbridge ware and details of his lectures. He writes regu… Coates, Andy Coates, Andy- Bowls and platters, hollowforms, vases, boxes and lamps, and artistic, sculptural pieces. Commissions undertaken. Includes a biography, history of woodturning, FAQ a… Helfant, Steve Helfant, Steve- Bowls, vases, platters, boxes, wands, and tops. Includes a biography, gallery of artwork, and a list of upcoming shows. Bagley, Robert (Bob) Bagley, Robert (Bob)- Hollow forms, bowls and details of the design and layout of his workshop. Also includes computer art and photography. Cannon, Tom Cannon, Tom- Gallery and pictorial pages showing the process of turning salvaged Michigan hardwoods into bowls, vases, and hollow forms. Owen, Tracy Owen, Tracy- Specialises in green (or wet) turning of bowls and hollow forms to produce one off pieces; gallery of work and information on woodturning courses. Nott-Us Wood Turning Nott-Us Wood Turning- Bowls, pens,tall vases, including some engraving - based on the Black Isle in the Highlands of Scotland. Bosch, Trent Bosch, Trent- Turned and sculpted works in wood, offers tuition and own-designed tools. Tursini, Ralph Tursini, Ralph- Artistic and humble bowls, architectural turnings and instructions for bowl turning. Provides tuition. Valentine, Carole B. Valentine, Carole B.- Provides information about the artist,and a photo gallery of pieces, mainly hollow forms.