Over 10 years, experts in wood, metal, and glass shared their methods and collaborated to reach creative new results. This exhibition reflects the thoughtful and delightful results of interacting and experimenting with like-minded makers on the same short deadline!

Echo Lake is an annual event in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The name is in recognition of the model for collaborative creative events, "Emma Lake," a biennial event in Saskatchewan founded by artist Michael Hosaluk. The objective at Echo Lake is to bring together a diverse group of artists for several days with few expectations other than people working collaboratively and creatively to make things. New skills and new friends evolve during these intense days together. A fundraising auction at the end of the annual event offers up all the pieces made during the event and offsets the associated expenses.

Over the years, internationally known artists have participated in Echo Lake. This has included twenty-four artists from the Wood Turning Center's residency program, the International Turner's Exchange (ITE). The mix typically includes 30 - 40 wood turners and carvers, furniture makers, painters, glass, and metal workers - and creates a diverse group for three days of collaboration, community, and fun.