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2003 ITE Online Gallery A special thanks to those who helped support the 2003 ITE Exhibition 2003 International Turning Exchange Program & Exhibition Major Financial Support Anonymous William Penn Foundation Additional Financial Support Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Philadelphia Cultural Fund Arthur and Jane Mason Oneway Manufacturing Friends of the Wood Turning Center Individual Support Charles and Fleur Bresler Bucks Woodturners John Carlano Tony Darnel—Shop Facilitator David and Wendy Ellsworth Elizabeth Mai & John Gobrecht III Dave Hardy Charles Hummel Bruce and Marina Kaiser Keystone Woodturners Jack Larimore Donation of Tools and Materials Michael Brolly Foredom Electric Company Glaser Tools Gus—Philadelphia Wood Dump Bill Hilgendorff Klingspor Sandpaper Lehigh Valley Woodturners Tim and Sheryl Kochman Rob Leonard—Wharton Esherick Museum Albert and Tina LeCoff Renwick Gallery Staff Greg and Regina Rhoa Joe Seltzer Mark and Lucy Sfirri Mike Tanner Stephen Tarantal, Dean, UArts Kenneth Trapp—Renwick Gallery Penn State Industries Harry Silver Woodcraft Supply Woodworkers Supply Artist's Statement: Eli Avisera, Israel Lathe Artist I arrived at the ITE 2003 with quite a lot of experience in wood art, i.e. wood carving, wood turning and furniture. My plan was to learn additional wood crafts which I could incorporate into my own work. After several visits to galleries, museums and collectors, my plans changed. I decided to incorporate new materials into my work such as corian, color and even Wood Turning Center toothpicks. I also started to work on a more abstract level, still using my techniques. My emphasis being on designing the general look. This can be seen in my work for example in The Nest or The Family From the Ocean. I was also greatly impressed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs and have tried to assimilate his ideas into my own work. His simply-lined windows and colors have influenced my present creative style. In summary, I will not soon forget the experience of ITE 2003. I wish to thank Mr. Albert LeCoff and the Wood Turning Center for giving me the opportunity to display my work and to represent the State of Israel in a different light than is usually seen in the news. Eli AVISERA Family From the Ocean, 2003 24”x 15” x 11” Burl maple (base) maple, toothpicks, white paint EA01 $5000 Eli AVISERA Trembleur Box (with segment inlay), 2003 40” x 3” diameter Purple heart, maple, corian, EA02 $2500 Eli AVISERA Trembleur Box (with segment inlay), 2003 Pre ITE 36” x 3” diameter Wenge, maple, corian base EA04 $1800 Eli AVISERA Hollow Form Vase (un-finished work), 2003 8 1/2” x 7” diameter Maple, gesso EA03 $300 Next Page