Crafts

Directory for chainsaw artists to display and sell art work. Includes forums, news, instructions, and links.

Tips from Swiss trained woodcarver, Wayne Barton founder of The Alpine School of Woodcarving, plus schedule of appearances at woodcarving events.

Large one-of-a-kind vessels, wall sculptures and abstract sculptures, accented with carving to give a tactile feel.

Large bowls, vases and platters, artist's statement and biography. Sequence of pictures showing process.

Closed forms, bowls, segmented canisters and some published articles.

A designer with graphical influences combining form and texture with multi axis techniques, and an emphasis on clocks.

Turned and sculpted works in wood, offers tuition and own-designed tools.

Bowls, pots, vessels, "Solstice", "Homage",and "Sphere" series and spirit vessels. Also Wendy Ellsworth jewellery.

Many things that can be turned from wood are shown in the gallery pages, includes over three hundred woodturning links and article on microwave drying.

All kinds of treen, from bookmarks to whistles. Includes a page on the philosophy of lathe art.

Turned wooden bowls with added carving, decoration and fluting. Offers instruction. Vermont.

Turnings embellished with sculpting and carving, egg series and altered plate series. USA

Architectural and furniture parts, specialty and artistic woodturnings. Connecticut, USA.

Natural edge bowls and vessels, sometimes incorporating stitching using biscuit-jointer Offers tuition. In Sonoma County, CA.

Wooden bowls, square bowls, platters, pens, goblets, and candlesticks Pages on finishing and care; and techniques and tips with download PDF versions.

Site features PDF articles and gallery of turnings.

Bowls, platters, boxes, goblets, vases and sculpture, often with piercing, and barley twists.

Bowls,hollow forms,and other creations,some left natural but most have been textured, carved and/or coloured.

Abstract objects using turned wood and other materials. Dutch site with English pages.

Gallery of bowls, boxes, lobed and hollow forms. Descriptive list of timbers and brief biography.

Meeting in Dublin, gives details of membership and meetings.

A forum for woodturners in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. Meetings, demonstrations, displays, training courses and talks from woodturning related industries are part of their agenda.

Giving details of registration and venue, demonstrators and exhibitors; includes photo-gallery of last year's event.

Giving details of registration, program and demonstrators at this annual symposium.

Describes the qualities and uses of blackwood in ornamental turning

Articles and essays by Tom Rettie on medieval and Renaissance woodworking; including pole-lathe, flywheel lathe, and portable spring-pole.

Dedicated to coordinating volunteers interested in demonstrating pole-lathe and other green wood working crafts, at The Amberley Working Museum, in West Sussex, England. Tuition given in woodland crafts.

Offering a forum for members to discuss finished products, marketing and shows, and pen making skills. Includes a photo gallery.

Custom woodturned vases and bowls.

Woodworking news, tips, and resources.

Non-profit association dedicated to fellowship, education, and community service for those of all skill levels in the field of woodworking. Many links to other information.

Full scale patterns of various bird ornaments for a weekend wood/craft hobbyist. Painting instructions are included.

Woodworking trade school featuring instruction in cabinet making, furniture building,and hands-on woodworking. Located in Fenton, Missouri.

Both Full-time (20 months) and part-time (2- to 10-day) classes in furniture making are offered by Phil Lowe at his Beverly, MA studio.

In addition to folk studies and crafts, this non-profit school offers various entry level woodworking, timberframing, and boatbuilding classes. Most classes are three days in length or less. Located in Grand Marais, MN.

Offers beginning and intermediate classes and private instruction. Includes syllabus and registration forms. Tampa, Florida.

Woodworking software, articles, reviews, online utilities, featured products, and woodworking software FAQs.

Software program that enables one to view all of the articles in back issues of woodworking magazines.

Non profit organization to further the knowledge of ceramics and support the work of area potters. Provides listing of local pottery classes, a notice board and posters for upcoming and recent Guild Sales.

Information about the guild's history, mandate, location and how to join. Includes a gallery of member works and schedule of pottery sales.

The NCECA site contains member and conference information, images of NCECA ceramic exhibitions, others artist's ceramics and a database of Ceramics Programs.

Activities bringing members together to share their collecting experiences and it encourages research about this most brilliantly glazed, exuberantly decorated and whimsical ceramic. New York, NY

A non-profit group of potters working in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Organization dedicated to the advancement of ceramics. Provides publications, resources, membership information and meetings.

Slip cast ceramic art.

Showcasing the wheel-thrown functional stoneware of Quebec potter Deirdre Wilson. Ms Wilson's work is notable for its classic elegance and warm earthy tones.

Gallery contains woodfired works with natural ash deposits and abstract glaze, tea bowls, and site specific work. Resume, workshop information, exhibitions and articles.

Anagama wood fired pottery by Bruce and Estelle Martin, based in Hastings, New Zealand. Gallery of work and video of the Kamaka anagama.

A personal collection of over 100 flower frogs with information and links.

Belgium-based school featuring instruction and demonstrations in Sogetsu styles. Includes profile of teacher Ilse Beunen, course descriptions, virtual tour of an exhibition and image galleries. [Dutch, English, Japanese]