Artisan Portfolios

Sokolowski, Ted Sokolowski, Ted- Gallery of product lines including bowls, boxes, candlesticks and many treen items. Includes narrated slideshows - needs QuickTime. Siragas, Nikos Siragas, Nikos- A Greek turner who demonstrates internationally. Uses local woods - olive, carob, walnut, eucalyptus and includes carving and off-centre work. Page on his own desi… Manabe, Tadatoshi Manabe, Tadatoshi- Start-to-finish process of turning items, includes DIY projects and informative pages on tools and machines. Signal, Roy Signal, Roy- Roy Signal's gallery of a variety of forms. Dewick, Keverne Dewick, Keverne- Gallery of turnings and furniture, as well as courses and furniture repair. Lewin, Howard Lewin, Howard- Experiments in turning with dyed dowels, veneers and shavings. A selection of tools, articles and a glossary of woodworking terminology. Gosden, Colin Gosden, Colin- A designer with graphical influences combining form and texture with multi axis techniques, and an emphasis on clocks. Apostolidis, Vasily Apostolidis, Vasily- Bowls, goblets, boxes, and artistic items mainly turned in olive and other local Greek woods. [English and Greek] Lussier, Pierre Lussier, Pierre- Bowls, funeral urns, boxes and peppermills using German grinding mechanism. Based in Quebec. [French and English] Miller, Kevin Miller, Kevin- Closed forms, bowls, segmented canisters and some published articles. Kennard, Steven Kennard, Steven- Unusual carved boxes, candlesticks and candelabra. Howlett, Steve Howlett, Steve- Abstract sculptural forms turned green, technical notes, FAQs, how-to turn trumpet form. Piscitelli, Robin Piscitelli, Robin- Projects from hardwood burls, mainly natural-edged turned green. Parker, Robert Parker, Robert- Bowls, candles, clocks and fruit in English woods and reclaimed timbers. Chapman, Bob Chapman, Bob- A gallery of recent work, and a little about his approach to designing and making. Brolly, Michael Brolly, Michael- Unique and sometimes humorous turned and sculpted work. Zander, Malcolm Zander, Malcolm- Vases with pierced work, hollow forms, bowls and natural edge forms. Walrath, Larry Walrath, Larry- Round Rock, Texas resident displays lathe work from local timbers. Mitchell, John Mitchell, John- Large bowls, vases and platters, artist's statement and biography. Sequence of pictures showing process. de Vos, Jack de Vos, Jack- Jack de Vos - hollow forms and artistic turning inspired by nature, including seed-pod series and grass tree vessels. McLellan, Ben McLellan, Ben- Artful expressions in wood ranging from utilitarian bowls to artistic urns or vases, using woods found in Novia Scotia. de Vries, Herman de Vries, Herman- Galleries and comments on turnings back to 1997, and a page on tools and tips. Wiman, Fred Wiman, Fred- Uses sculptural art to transform ordinary vessels into new shapes eliciting visions of far-off times and places. Elliott, Dennis Elliott, Dennis- Large one-of-a-kind vessels, wall sculptures and abstract sculptures, accented with carving to give a tactile feel. Byle, Eilam Byle, Eilam- Hollow forms and bowls, often dyed. Custom furniture and baroque flutes. Burke, Tony Burke, Tony- Bowls produced on a home-made lathe in the West of Ireland from woods such as tulipwood, burr elm and bog oak. Ferrell, Paul Ferrell, Paul- Using burls and spalted wood, specializes in hollow-form vessels, bowls of all sizes, as well as oil lamps, decorative wooden wine tops, and ikebanas. Also Patricia… Luce, Bill Luce, Bill- From functional pieces to purely decorative bowls and hollow vessels, especially using green wood. Kolb, Armin Kolb, Armin- Spinning tops of all shapes and sizes made out of different selected materials - wood, bone, silver and emerald. Escoulen, Jean Francois Escoulen, Jean Francois- Creates eccentric, seemingly off-balance, artistic pieces. Offers courses and specialist tools. In France.