New Masters of Woodturning

CONTENTS Introduction viii Liam Flynn: Striving to Find the Perfect Line 1 Hayley Smith: Ideas Evolve and Flow into the Next Piece 7 J. Paul Fennell: Technical and Creative Challenges Are Always Mingled 13 Harvey Fein: Consider Texture, Pattern, and Inclusions 19 Butch SMuts: Keeping It Simple Is the Best Investment 25 Ron Fleming: More Ideas Than I Can Ever Produce 31 Peter Hromek: You Find These Shapes Everywhere in Nature 37 William Moore: The Contrasting Relationships of Wood and Metal 45 Vaughn Richmond: Technical Challenges Are the Most Exciting 51 Rolly Munro: The Lathe Creates Armature for Major Sculptural Work 57 Hans Weissflog: Totally Focused While Turning 63 Jacques Vesery: When I Get in a Groove, Watch Out 69 Michael Hosaluk: I'm Not Afraid to Venture Out of My Comfort Zone 75 Michael Mode: The Intimate Interplay of Idea, Hand and Eye 81 Dewey Garrett: The Lathe Places a Limit, Yet Offers Endless Possibilities 89 Betty Scarpino: It's Like Discovering Hidden Treasure 97 Christophe Nancey: A Symbolic Picture of the Living Process 103 Virginia Dotson: Shaping Layered Wood Reveals Compositions of Patterns 109 Ron Layport: Surface Work Will Not Cover Up Poor Form 115 Neil Scobvie: Thinking of Running Water 121 Mark Gardner: Drawn to the Rhythm of Repeated Carved Patterns 127 Marilyn Campbell: Pushing the Designs While Keeping Them Simple 133 Steven Kennard: Technique Is Important, But Secondary to Getting There 139 Louise Hibbert: The Lathe Gives My Work Rhythm and Balance 145 Thierry Martenon: It's Good to Work with Almost Nothing 151 Graeme Priddle: Pacific Island Culture and the Ocean's Beauty 157 Binh Pho: Stories Told with Color 163 Marc Ricourt: The Vessel Was Mankind's First Tool 169 Mike Lee: Wood Is a Joy To Work or My Worst Nightmare 177 Alain Mailland: There Is No Limit to the Forms I Can Make 181 David Sengel: Much Yet to Do with the Lathe 189 Glossary 194 List of Organizations 195 Further Reading 196