I found wood art as a way to scratch my creative itch in retirement after a rewarding career in advertising creative direction working on some of the world’s most well-known brands. I began working primarily with Norfolk Island Pine on and around a lathe about 5 years ago and have enjoyed exploring its very unique qualities with my artwork. I now work from my tiny town Georgia wood shop/studio crafting various forms of turned & sculptural wood art either commissioned for collectors or to be showcased in galleries throughout the Hawaiian islands
Demonstrations:
Norfolk Island Pine – From Harvest To Gallery.
Working with Norfolk Island Pine overview – From harvesting raw to varied finishing techniques. Overviews cutting sections, debarking, spalting, basic anatomy orientation, knotted star in various forms, green turning/carving, multiple drying techniques, oiling & finishing. Tips, and techniques for all with lots of QA. No lathe demo – a robust show & tell.
Norfolk Island Pine – Understanding Orientation For Various Forms.
Advanced Norfolk knot orientation within multiple forms – end-grain hollow forms, bowls, sidegrain forms & carved knot forms. This is an on-lathe instruction with a few blanks of each to reveal knots on multiple art forms. The goal is to explain the tree section anatomy and how to have command of the knots for artistic final forms.
Norfolk Island Pine – Embellishing techniques & tools.
Taking your turned & carved Norfolk works to the next level with carving, texturing, pyro, painting, dying, metallic/patina finishes, piercing, inlay/onlay. Show and tell with tools/techniques & tips.
