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2003 ITE Online Gallery Artist's Statement: Kevin Burrus Lathe artist, USA The ITE residency gave me time to listen to my mind and the visual ideas and pictures - this then allowed me to feel confident in the pieces I made and the ideas that came up. Being immersed in the woodturning community gave me a chance to learn and challenge the idea of turning and what that represents. This came out in the series of spindles that I made. They are square blocks of wood that have been sanded and painted on the lathe. The end result is a painting on all four sides - each side has the same formal qualities, all made by the lathe. These paintings harness the movement and aggression that makes a block of wood into a cylinder. Every spindle has the mark of the lathe at the ends. These eight spindles are the first of a series of a hundred that I would eventually like to exhibit together. Kevin BURRUS Sanding Disc, 2003 4” x 9 3/4” diameter Wood Turning Center brochures, ash KB01 This work has been graciously Donated to the Wood Turning Center by the Artist Kevin BURRUS Challenge V, 2003 3” diameter Challenge V books KB02 Price $300 Kevin BURRUS Pear Sphere, 2003 5” diameter Pear bark KB03 Price $ 350 Kevin BURRUS Spindle 1, 2003 29 1/2” x 3 1/4” x 3 1/4” Paint on wood KB04 Sold Kevin BURRUS Spindle 2, 2003 27 1/2” x 3 1/4” x 3 1/4” Paint on wood KB05 Price $650 Next Page