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THE PRESENTERS are all renowned for their creativeness and each has work in major craft collections, and their approachability and ability to pass on their special techniques and design processes. At the end of most presentations there will be some hands-on and a chance to have a go at what you have just witnessed under the guiding hands of the presenter.
Whatever your level of expertise you’ll be surprised at how much you'll learn and the insights you gain interacting with these consummate turners. |
| Mark Baker (ENG): Is a qualified carpenter & joiner, and has helped set up an industrial workshop for autistic adults. He also has qualifications as a teacher for adults with special needs. A popular demonstrator and teacher in Britain, Europe, Canada & USA, has been involved with wood, woodturning, and the design and manufacture of turned products for many years. Now Group Editor of GMC’s range of woodworking magazines and author of a number of books on woodturning. |
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Terry Baker (AUST): A professional artist and turner living at Pretty Beach, NSW. Terry began turning wood in 1983 after 15years teaching industrial arts. As Resident Artist, Terry will be working on a series of bowls, plates, and platters using a wide range of decorative techniques. Throughout the three days of the Symposium this entertaining and inspiring teacher will explain what he is doing and why and answer any questions. |
| Bruce Bell (AUST): Is the Symposium organizer and a professional turner and qualified carpenter & joiner living near Toowoomba, QLD. Bruce was the Queensland Apprentice of the year in 1971 and his life has been spent working timber. He began turning wood in 1972 and in 1992 designed and built the first "Travelling Woodturning School" to take woodturning to remote parts of the country. Bruce has an encyclopedic knowledge of Australian native timbers and is passionate about raising the quality of Australian woodturning. |
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Douglas Fisher (CAN): A professional turner since 1997, lives on Vancouver Island, Canada. He started turning bowls and platters and progressed to off centre art forms. Using his turnings as a canvas, he carves and colours his pieces using various techniques. His work is influenced by native imagery from the Northwest Pacific region. Each piece he creates has a meaning and takes many hours to complete. Douglas believes it does not matter what you make so long as you do it to the best of your ability. |
| Kelly Dunn (USA): A professional turner of 35years, lives on The Big Island of Hawaii. Kelly’s bowls, hollow vessels, and art forms have won many awards and been purchased for major art collections across the world and he turns a lot of other stuff as well. He uses the native timbers found on the Hawaiian Islands. His techniques will be an inspiration to those wishing to earn a living from turning. |
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Glenny Naden (AUST): Is a member of the Gubbi Gubbi & Waka Waka clans of Southern Queensland now living in Coffs Harbour, NSW. With her husband Kevin they operate Bidjiwong Art-Classic Koori Designs. Glenny began painting at an early age inspired by both her father and older brother. Her artwork stems from the system of traditional knowledge passed on to her from her elders, and the themes express the stories and traditions that she has encountered in her life’s journey. Glenny will talk about aboriginal artwork, its meanings, cultural history and protocols, with hands-on opportunities during the symposium. |
| Laurens Otto (AUST): Lives in Toowoomba, QLD. Laurens descends from a long line of woodcarvers, and began carving full time in the family workshop in 1968. His work is a combination of private commissions and public works. In 1979 he worked with his father for four months on the Australian Coat of Arms for the High Court in Canberra. He has been teaching extensively in NSW & QLD. His work is represented in public and private collections in Australia, England, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and the USA. |
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Richard Raffan (AUST): Lives in Canberra, ACT. A professional turner since 1970 Richard is one of the most respected and sought-after woodturners in the world, famous for his bowls, boxes, turning techniques, and teaching style. Thousands of woodturners world wide learned their craft from Raffan’s classic books and DVDs. |
| Tim Skilton (AUST): From Adelaide. SA., is a prize-winning professional turner specializing in large platters, hollow forms, and inlaid lidded boxes; he is also the manufacturer of the Skilton power sanding disks that are exported around the world. Tim is also know for his “Come & Try Woodturning” sessions popularized at the Timber & Working with Wood Shows around Australia. His sessions at the symposium will be informative and inspiring to all. |
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Molly Winton (USA): Lives in Edmond Washington State. Was first introduced to woodturning while at high school, some 22years later she once again stepped in front of a lathe, and once her children reached school age started exploring various avenues of the craft. Molly puts the importance of form and design, as the foundation to any embellishment of her work. Her pieces pursue the excellence of form and beg to be picked up and caressed. She is fascinated by the creative expression of native North American cultures which is expressed in her work. Molly has her work in private collections around the world. |
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