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| Long lost woodturner found! Published On 07-15-2008 , 2:45 PM  Yes, it is true, I have not vanished, just been so busy since I returned from the Symposium that I haven't had a chance to update the site.Without question, the Symposium was fabulous! I'm still on an Adrenalin high and am desperate to get everything I saw into a project before I forget how to do it. There were over 1300 pieces in the Instant Gallery. To say I was overwhelmed is certainly an understatement. The presenters were so amazing. I got to see my idols and friends, volunteered at many demos, experienced, absorbed, talked and lived woodturning for 3 glorious days. The only down side was having my purse stolen. Not only was this a huge PITA but it also caused me to miss the only opportunity to watch a demo I had been looking forward to for almost a year. I do NOT recommend the city of Richmond, VA to anyone. Stay on the Interstate and pick a different city to visit. The convention center & hotel were surrounded by burned out, boarded up buildings, druggies, and homeless. Anyway, back to wood!  On the way home from the Symposium we stopped to visit my son. He had not seen my pieces in person so we were sitting in his kitchen and he was holding "On the Brink" when my cell rang. Someone had driven 600 miles home thinking of nothing but this piece after seeing it in the Instant Gallery. He had to have it. The check has cleared and with tears in my eyes I said goodbye to this piece this morning. The small remaining log I had of this is too far gone to turn. This piece and Bow Wow are truly one-of-a-kind pieces. Apparently the fungus that created this amazing wood is also killing most of the dogwoods in the East. If this is true I hope to run across more of the wood, but it is sad to hear about the plight of the beautiful dogwood trees.The piece above is my first attempt at "piercing". One of the many things I learned at the Symposium. This is a piece of side grain mulberry. I started this piece as a demo for the Long Island Woodworkers Round Robin meeting on July 2. My demo was on turning a natural edge thin-walled vessel. Mulberry Lace is 4.5" wide by 4.5" high and the wall thickness 1/16" or less. Holding it to the light clearly shows how translucent this piece is. A friend who is new to turning, but far from "new to wood" gave me a van load of mulberry, a log of cherry burl and a plank of air dried walnut on July 12! If you're local to Long Island I highly recommend his company. He comes from a long line of dedicated tree care specialists. I'm having so much fun with mulberry that I can't wait to dive into it. Although I've been looking for a piece of cherry burl for a very long time. You'll just have to be surprised as to what shows up next on the site.  I have a few more pieces to put up on the site, just need time to photograph them. Folks have inquired about more ornaments, I'll start on them soon, so do check back in the gallery. Everything I have available is on the site. I'm currently working on another mulberry vessel that is getting carved. Another new thing I'm trying is at the request of my son. He wanted to watch me do my "thing" so I am working on setting up a webcam and streaming live while I'm in the shop. I'm still working on the best camera location and lighting issues, but look for a link to my "Truffuls Studio Webcam" on my site soon. That is all for now. Comments | ||
