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Executive Director's Statement
 In the Center's twenty-first year as a not-for-profit, the wood
field evolves at a breakneck speed set by artists. These are exciting times! What we like to do is give artists
opportunities to show their new work and we like to see new work... Read more |
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Editorial
by Robin Rice
 We hope you enjoy our first Turning Points on the web. No doubt there are still a few kinks to work out, but we believe this is an efficient and lively way to provide you with fresh news and ideas from the Wood Turning Center every.... Read More
What is the value of these maracas by Michael Hosaluk?
In the US, it depends on whether you made them or bought them...
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Coming of Age
 With Coming of Age, the Wood Turning Center celebrates twenty-one years of exhibitions. Twenty-one is the traditional age of majority - adulthood - the moment when we human beings step into an expanded panorama of possibilities and responsibilities... Read more
Holly Tornheim, Shell, 2007; Holly; 7 x 7 x 2"
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Spotlight on Mark Sfirri
by R. Vincent Johns
 Wood, as we are all aware, comes from a tree. It is alive, organic; and it is one of the world's most valued resources. In its original state, wood it beautiful. From ebony to pine our earth is littered with nature's art. We, as humans, generally consume and destroy... Read more
Mark Sfirri, Spoonerisms, 2007; Print; 11 x 17"
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The Case Against the Vessel
by Peter Exton
 What is innovation in woodturning? Last summer the Wood Turning Center tried to find out by sponsoring an exhibition called Innovations: Perspectives in Turning. The exhibit featured lots of different woods, which is not unusual anymore... Read more
Michele Holzapfel, Self-Portrait, 1987; Cherry burl, 16 x 8 x 7"
Collection of Bruce and Marina Kaiser
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Artswarm
Jack Larimore and Gord Peteran lead a collaborative art project with students from the University of the Arts and William Penn Charter School.
Read the article here
9 Miles of Common Ground, 2007; Bamboo, mason's line
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2007 International Turning Exchange
 The 2007 International Turning Exchange residents are rearin' to go. Following is an introduction to each of this year's residents with samples of their Pre-ITE work. Any guesses on how their work will develop this summer?
Read the article here
Jean Francois Delorme
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ITE Lathe Raffle
 Have you ever wanted to know what its like to be in the Center's International Turning Exchange program? You can find out by winning the Stubby lathe used in this years residency! Tickets will be $50 each, or 5 for $200. Only 250 tickets will be available, and they will go on sale next month. Stay tuned...
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Events Calendar (click on title for event website)
 Coming of Age:
Emerging and Established Wood Artists
February 16 - May 19, 2007
Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA, US
Thierry Martenon, 14042004, 2004
 Man Made In The Natural World
April 16 - May 19, 2007
Wexler Gallery
Philadelphia, PA, US
George Peterson, Legends
 Gord Peteran:
Furniture Meets Its Maker
May 12 - August 12, 2007
Winterthur Museum
Winterthur, DE, US
Gord Peteran, Barely A Table, 2006
 Roll Call:
Wood Art from Current Teachers & Students
June 1 - July 15, 2007
Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA, US
Gareth H. Griffith, From the Depths, 2006
 International Events Wanted
Do you know of any wood art events going on in your part of the world? We'd love to know about them so we can share the information with our members. Please reply to this email with the relevant information.
Thank you for your help, the Turning Points staff
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Featured Object
from the Collection
Andrew Gittoes, Christophe Nancey, Merryll Saylan, Mark Bishop, & Tony Boase
Scrap Sphere, 1997
Wood, metal, pen, marker
20 x 17 x 17"
2005.04.25.006G
Donated by the Artists
"This piece comes from the technique I call fractal turning which I was exploring during the ITE. At the end, just before the exhibition at Berman, we decided together to make a sphere by cutting, breaking and compacting all the unfinished and broken pieces we made during the residency. Two hours before the opening, we glued the last parts. Each of us has parts of work inside, even Doug Finkel, who was facilitator for this year. The cap on top came from an unfinished piece made the year before by Terry Martin."
-Christophe Nancey
This object was exhibited in the Center's allTURNatives exhibit in 1997 and is currently on display in the travelling exhibit Connections: International Turning Exchange 1995-2005, currently at the Mobile Museum of Art in Alabama, US.
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Featured Object
from Museum Store
 Peter HarrisonXenon, 2006Mahogany, stainless steel, cable, aluminum, concrete, pencil36 x 10 x 10"$1100 + s/hPeter Harrison will be the furniture maker in this year's International Turning Exchange [ITE] program. His work has developed from one-of-a-kind furniture, to sculpture, to his current line of handmade limited production furniture. Peter looks forward to the ITE program as a "unique opportunity to come together with other artists to collaborate and explore our distinct styles while pioneering new avenues."
For information on purchasing Xenon, please contact the Center: 215.923.8000 -------- |
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