My objective in any piece of art, whether bowl, furniture, platter or vase is to create a beautiful work with smooth clean flowing lines. It is in the designing stage of each creation that I first conceive the pieces’s simple form, balance, and embellishments. Many times I rely on the natural beauty of the colour, figure, or grain of the wood  itself and enhance it through clear finishes. Where the wood is less expressive, I focus on adding texture, color, gilding or turned texture. I use a variety of woods for my work although I prefer the local wood of south western British Columbia. The majority of my turned work is in the form of a hollow vessel and decorative platters. Then in an effort to branch out into other areas I take on new projects such as the drums and fly rod handles shown above. Last summer I have been doing a few shows at the Four Season Hotel in Vancouver Canada. Jarret at the Hotel ask me to work on some pieces to add some personal interest to the display. Demos were done on copper gilding and patination. Every year there are new turners wanting to gain new skills in woodturning. I have put on demos at Bow River Woods and at the Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild as well as private classes. The rewards happen when a new turner “catches on to a new technique”. You know when that happens! Teaching the Craft Recent Work 2011 Made with Xara