ASSOCIATIONS:

American Association of Woodturners
Northeastern Woodworkers Association
Adirondack Woodturning Association
The Wood Turning Center
Brookfield Craft Center: Faculty Member
The American Craft Council

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:

Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase 2002:  First place, Second place; Woodturning

AAW National Symposium, Providence RI: July 2003.  Instant gallery critique by noted artist David Ellsworth, special recognition on Symposium videotape

Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase 2003:  First place, Judges Commendations for best in show.

Art of the Northeast:  Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, Ct.  Fine Art Exhibition

Small Treasures Exhibition: del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.  March 2004.

Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase 2004: Saratoga, NY.    First place, Second place, wood turning.

Presenter: American Association of Woodturners: National Symposium, Orlando,FL.  July 2004.  Instant gallery critique: “Merengue”, “ Tango”.

Finalist: Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine; Best woodworkers of New York State.

Small Treasures Exhibition:  del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles,CA,  March 2005

 Winner: Niche Award 2005:  Presented by the Rosen Group, Baltimore,MD for “Merengue”

Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase 2005: Saratoga, NY.   First place, spindle turning. First place, hollow form.

Finalist:  Niche Award 2006.  Presented by the Rosen Group, Baltimore, MD., for “C’est Leve”.

Exhibition:  Innovative Perspectives in Turning.   June 19-August 7, 2005. Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT, and The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA.  Curator:  Albert LeCoff

Innovative-Conceptual-Sculptural-Historical:  Studio Furniture Artists Invitational.
Dec.2, 2005-March 15, 2006  Sharada Gallery, Hudson, New York

Turned Wood:  Small Treasures Exhibition.  Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.  March 2006

Exhibition: “ Contemporary American Woodturning”.   Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN.  Jan. 28-March 19, 2006.    also: American Association of Woodturners, Landmark Center, St. Paul MN.   May 5-Aug.4, 2006.

Exhibition:  International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA NY)  June 1-4, 2006.

“Design in Wood” International Juried Exhibition. June 10-July 4, 2006.  Del Mar, California.  “Skippin’ School”

Presenter: American Association of Woodturners: National Symposium. June, 2006.  “Woodturning Form and Design”, “Turning the Rose”.  Instant Gallery Critique:  “Playing Hooky”#2.

Exhibition:  “Open/Closed” Invitational Exhibition.  Jan. 12-April 15, 2007, American Association of Woodturners Gallery, St. Paul, MN.

Turned Wood:  Small Treasures Exhibition.  Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
March 2007

PUBLICATIONS: 

Fine Woodworking Magazine:  August, 2003  “Diamonds”

Canterbury Workshops:  September 2003.  “Turning a suspended vessel” film segment of internet TV.

Segmented Woodturning: A Complete Guide by Ron Hampton.   “Diamonds”, “African Flower”.

500 Wooden Bowls: Lark Press, 2004  “Leap of Faith”.

Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine: Featured Artist, March 2004

Woodworkers News:  April, 2004.  Artist Profile

Brookfield Craft Center: Quarterly Publication Cover Image “Diamonds” Summer 2004.

American Association of Woodturners: National Symposium instant gallery critique video, July, 2004.

American Style Magazine: Winter 2004:  Fleur Bresler tribute.

Niche Magazine:  Winter 2004.  “Celebrate American Craft”, Niche Award finalists 2005, “Merengue”.

Niche Magazine:  Spring 2005.  “In good company”, Niche Award winners 2005, “Merengue”.

American Woodturner Magazine:  Summer 2005.   “Merengue”.

Woodwork Magazine:  Centerfold, Gallery section. Selected works.  September, 2005.

Woodturning Magazine:  Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, UK. Issue #150.  Featuring the Niche Award winning “Merengue”.

Brookfield Craft Center: Quarterly Publication Cover Image: “Playing Hooky”. Summer 2006

Article:  Woodturning Design Magazine.  “An Introduction to the Principles of Form and Design.”  Summer 2006.

American Woodturner Magazine:  Fall 2006. “ Instant Gallery:  Favorites from the Critique.”   “Playing Hooky” #2.

Woodturning Magazine: Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, UK.  Fall, 2006:
AAW Symposium review by Mark Baker:  “Playing Hooky”#2.

Home and Garden Television (HGTV)  “That’s Clever” Program “Turning a Fish Sculpture,” filmed at Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT.  December 2006.  Air time to be announced.

Taunton Press:  “The Best of Fine Woodworking…Woodturning Basics” May 2007. “Diamonds”  Gallery section, Rear Cover image.

American Woodturner: Summer 2007.  “Small Treasures” review by Kevin Wallace. “Steppin’ Out”.

The Crafts Report:  June 2007.  “Business Wise:  Teaching..Pros and Cons”.  “Skippin’ School” #2

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