•Gene Adcock

Woodturning is my passion that began with my first class in March, 2006.  I average 12 to 15 hours per week in the shop while holding down “the other job.”    I am an active member of the American Association of Woodturners, and the Chesapeake Woodturners.  My home and shop are in Crofton, Maryland and I sell my pieces primarily in art stores and on commission.My turning portfolio is a variety of functional art and entertainment pieces.   I am just as fond of the skew chisel as the bowl gouge or the hollowing tools, so my work runs the gamut from lidded boxes and pepper mills to platters, bowls and vessels – I love them all.  Crafting a functional piece that showcases the natural beauty inherent in the wood is why I turn. I make the chips fly in my shop, as a guest in shops of my woodturning colleagues, doing demonstrations at numerous venues, and as a student of some of the woodturning “celebrities” (e.g., Cindy Drozda) or as an instructor, myself.  All of the wood I use is recycled from storms or designated tree removal.  Every piece of recycled wood on my lathe challenges me to add proportion, balance, equilibrium and focus. No two turnings are identical, but all are genuine organic art.

 

• Jeff Bridges

 

I became interested in woodturning in early 1997 after seeing a woodturning demonstration and I was completely fascinated by the process. My woodturning experience began in June 1997 during an introductory woodturning workshop at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, MD. I have since become a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Chesapeake Woodturners. I have always had a fascination with all types of wood media, but my main focus is on woodturning.

I enjoy turning all shapes and forms but my primary interest is in hollow forms, experimenting not only with hollow forms, but bowls, natural-edge bowls, platters, and many arts & crafts items such as Christmas ornaments, small bird houses, bottle stoppers, bud vases, pens, and other miscellaneous items. My interests keep expanding as I continue to learn and experiment.

 

•Jimmy Clewes http://www.jimmyclewes.com

“My energy comes from those around me. When I can stir the creativity of one’s mind, that, for me is very satisfying. As with any artform, expression is only limited as one’s mind and I want to ‘raise the bar’ and create an awareness of the artform that has been virtually unknown to most people.”

 

•Cindy Drozda http://www.cindydrozda.com

"My pieces choreograph pure classic form with natural burlwood patterns. I complete the vessel with a delicate hand-turned Blackwood finial, creating a Lidded Vessel with elegant presence and lively personality.  A jewel hidden under the lid reminds us of the treasure that life reveals when we make the effort to look deeper within.  Lidded containers have fascinated me since I was a child hiding secret treasures; today they are my most creatively stimulating body of work.  I hope you will enjoy my lidded vessels as much as I have enjoyed the creative process". 

 

•Don Derry http://www.donaldderry.com 

 

"I noticed that vibrant color and optical quality finishing were two attributes being neglected by modern woodturners and I set out to exploit both to the highest standard of optical brilliance possible.  My work is more often than not thought be Fine Art Glass rather than finely crafted wood."  

 

•Robert Rosand http://www.rrosand.com 

Bob has been turning wood ever since he dropped out of graduate school in the 70's. Robert is basically self-taught, the result of holding a book in one hand and a gouge in the other. He has taught and demonstrated his skills for a number of years at national symposia and numerous local American Association of Woodturners chapters. Robert is a past vice president and board member of the AAW.

 

• Temple Blackwood http://www.highlandswoodturning.com 

During the 38 years of active commercial woodturning in my own shop, I offer my passion for woodturning, my understanding of the skills required, and the benefits of my experience in the classroom of woodturners. I am especially interested in bringing new turners and young people to turning and in fostering the uniquely personal connection we all enjoy. I have a great interest in learning and teaching; I enjoy my career as Headmaster in an independent secondary school managing the organizational complexities as well as working directly with students and our talented faculty/staff. As a founding member of the Chesapeake Woodturners (founding treasurer, webmaster) and as one of the turners who prefers to turn multiples and to use the magic skew chisel, I have been honored as a regular demonstrator and teacher for other turners. Having two of my sons in adulthood join me as woodturning artists brings a special dimension to our relationship and family. The blend of my own focus on turning and my enjoyment in teaching enhances my commitment to our craft and art.

  
 

•Michael Mocho http://www.mmocho.com 

 

Michael has been a full-time craftsman since 1976 with extensive experience in furniture design, woodturning, architectural millwork, pattern making, and stringed musical instruments. He operates a small shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico producing commissioned furniture, contract woodturning, and decorative containers for the gift market. He has completed residencies at the Arrowmont School of Craft, and the International Turning Exchange program at the Woodturning Center in Philadelphia. He is known for his intricate containers that often combine bent wood with turned, carved, and textured components, which have won numerous awards and are in many private and public collections.

  

•Eli Avisera http://www.avisera.co.il 

Eli is an international woodturning demonstrator and teacher. Eli was invited to many countries to show his unique variety of techniques. Eli uses a line of his own signature tools (manufactured by Hamlet Tools ). These unique tools have been developed based on over 30 years of experience in woodturning.

 •Matt Wajda

Matt is a graduate of the North Bennett Street School and is currently a veneering instructor at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine.  The owner of River City Furnituremaking in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Matt also serves on the advisory committee of North Bennett Street School and teaches there when he can.

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