Woodturning Nova Ornamental Turner

They are the only pieces in the instant gallery that leave me with a strong emotional reaction web. It seems my comments and criticisms about the AWGB are not well received in certain quarters woodturners. During the symposium, anyone can bring in a couple pieces of their work to to be put out on display. I attended two of his sessions and was amazed and inspired by both of them woodturner. It seperates from the base and can be opened like a box with a lid that unscrews. I think that you can see from this picture that the vast majority of members are: white, male, and over 50 (hey, thats me!). Inside is another ball with an image of the sun and the moon web.

A creative approach to turning is blossoming there, lead from the top! What is happening here is plain to see, it seems also from the conversations I had at the exhibition, to be lead from the top. I had a less gracious response elsewhere. There were two or three wizards and lots of uninteresting wood forms of a smooth and polished appearance.

After lunch we drove to Delafield to take Ella to The Childrens Play Gallery - we had previously only driven by and wondered what it would be like. Someday The AAW has a large number of member clubs that represent local regions (I belong to the Channel Islands Woodturners). Unfortunately, my camera died just after this photo, so Ill have to come back tomorrow with a better shot. I overheard some collectors speculating that they expect it will sell for between $10,000 and $12,000 at the auction.

While we were there, I received a text-message that our Wesleyan Denomination had just elected our first-ever female General Superintendent (Dr. Im not going to discuss all of the sessions, or even all of the sessions that I attend. The ball has an image of the world carved onto it. But interpreting the sybology isnt critical to appreciating his work. It is a collaborative piece by Binh Pho and Frank Sudol. At the start of this post, I wrote that Frank Sudol died this last year, and Binh gave the memorial at the ceremonies this morning. Along with the Instant Gallery, there are a number of pieces that are auctioned off to support the AAWs education fund. JoAnne Lyon) at General Conference. Maybe there is vested interest in maintaining the status quo, maybe keeping it where it is so there is no threat to a current status in woodturning nova ornamental turner circles.