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David Ellsworth’s first experience with the lathe was in a woodshop class in 1958. He continued to
turn through high school, then spent three years in the military and eight years in college studying architecture,
drawing and sculpture, receiving a masters degree in fine art from the University of Colorado in 1973. He started the
woodworking program at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado in 1974, and the following year opened his
first private woodturning studio in Boulder, Colorado. It was during the mid-1970’s that David designed a series of
bent turning tools and the methods required for making the thin-walled hollow forms of which he is known worldwide.
His first article titled, “Hollow Turning” appeared in the May/June 1979 issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine.
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Jean-Francois was born on a heap of wood shavings and learned woodturning from his father who is a
master craftsman « meilleur ouvrier de France ». At the age of 16 he obtained his first degree in woodturning. In 1979
he set up his business with his cabinet maker wife, Monique, near Puy Saint Martin where he now lives and works. The
recession of the trade pushed him to look for new outlets and toward creativity.
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A boat building experience was my introduction to both wood and “making” despite the fact that I was
entirely unschooled in shop techniques. It was not surprising that I was drawn to the lathe, since turning presented
an array of creative possibilities, all within the safe confines of one machine with certain limits. |
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Graeme is an internationally recognized woodturner, sculptor, demonstrator and workshop
facilitator whose work is found in many public and private collections around the world. He is best known for
narrative sculptural turnings that reflect the environments and passions in his life in New Zealand. He will be
covering a range of topics from basic turning skills, through to more complex turning, carving and surface treatments
as well as offering helpful advice on how to find your own creative identity.
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Kurt is a professional woodturner who enjoys everything from making his own turning tools to
photographing his finished turnings. A frequent demonstrator and instructor on many facets of woodturning, he
particularly enjoys teaching tool sharpening, workholding, and advanced penmaking. He is a regular feature columnist for
Woodturning Design Magazine and one of the five Council Members of the Pen Makers Guild. His woodworking interests also
include flat work and he is a past Chairman of the Rochester Woodworkers Society. Kurt’s work can be seen at
www.kurthertzog.com as well as www.penmakersguild.com. You can contact him at kurt@kurthertzog.com. |
Steve was a graphic designer and art director for over twenty-five years. Retiring in 2000
he pursued his true passion full time, teaching design and creating fine woodturnings. His turning styles have
evolved from many years of fine art and graphics studies, his designs and forms are inspired by the "Classics"
and are ageless. His artforms are comprised of thin wall hollow vessels, urns, delicate finials, multi media
enhancements and textures. His work has been published in wood turning design magazines in Europe and the USA
and he has won prizes in juried shows. His art resides in galleries and private collections.
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Mike is a 15 year member of the Northeastern Woodturners Association (NWA), co founder of the
Great Sacandaga Lake NWA Chapter, past president of the Adirondack Woodturners, current VP of the Mohawk Valley
Woodturners, member of several AAW turning clubs and active with World of Woodturners (WOW). Growing up with a
carpenter father and grandfather in the 60’s, woodworking and woodturning was 2nd nature but with a practical
Yankee side, the artistic influence coming from his talented landscape and portrait painter artist wife Marion.
Mike is a frequent presenter at local clubs and Totally Turning, award winning turnings are in private
collections, galleries, displayed in shows from New Hampshire to Arizona and seen in Woodturning Design
Magazine.
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Keith began his professional woodworking career in 1971. Trained as a cabinet-maker, his work has
evolved over the years from producing furniture pieces to creating unique wood turnings. Drawing upon a strong background
in turning and carving, Keith has become recognized for his "outside-the-box" style. His award-winning work has been
featured in numerous books and magazine articles, and he has written several articles on wood turning. Keith's work has
appeared in many exhibiitions, and is displayed in many prominent collections
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