Philadelphia , PA --The Wood Turning Center , located in Old City , will host an opening reception of the exhibit,  Designing with Nature: Ron and Patti Fleming, 1975-2005, on First Friday, April 1, 2005 ,  5:30 pm – 8:00 pm .

This retrospective exhibit features objects from the couple’s thirty-year collaboration. Although Patti and Ron Fleming began their professional careers as designers and illustrators, their evolving focus was turned and carved wood art.

Influenced by Nature, the plant forms were inspired by Patti’s garden. These artists create highly carved organic patterns over smoothly turned full forms. The results are softly textured and sensuous lines draped over wood forms.

 The Wood Turning Center is a not-for-profit that promotes lathe turned art through changing exhibitions, lectures, and symposia, and features a museum store featuring affordable wood art. For more information on the following series of events, please contact The Wood Turning Center at www.woodturningcenter.org or 215-923-8000.

Saturday, April 2, 2005 , 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Gallery Talk and Slide Presentation with artist Ron Fleming and Albert LeCoff, Executive Director of the Center. Dinner with the artist and friends follows. For dinner reservations, contact the Center.

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 , 7:00 – 9:00 pm .
Progressive Gallery Talks; refreshments will be served at both galleries.
Snyderman/Works,  7 – 8 pm   – Artist Kim Kamens talks about her fiber on wood art.
Wood Turning Center, 8 – 9 pm – Albert LeCoff leads a gallery talk about Ron & Patti Fleming’s nature-inspired wood sculpture.

Saturday, April 9, 2005 , 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Designing with Nature: Ron and Patti Fleming. Gallery Talk with Albert LeCoff, Executive Director, Wood Turning Center .

Saturday, May 7, 2005 , 1:30 – 3:30 pm .
Designing with Nature: Ron and Patti Fleming. Gallery Talk with Albert LeCoff, Executive Director, Wood Turning Center .

Saturday, June 4, 2005 , 1 – 4 pm
Hands-On Art Workshop & Family Day. Registration $20 per family.  
RSVP required; contact the Center for further information.

"This exhibition is produced in association with DesignPhiladelphia, a city-wide celebration of the design arts, April 1 -17, 2005."

Visit the Wood Turning Center ’s newly expanded Museum Store; unique wood art and gifts.