Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop is offering members of SPSW free shipping in celebration of their 12th annual Woodworking Extravaganza. This applies to purchases of $25 or more thru October 31st! Visit our chapter Facebook page for the discount code.
October Membership Meeting – Stephen Hatcher
Stephen Hatcher, past President of the South Puget Sound Woodturners chapter of the AAW, has demonstrated widely including 8 symposiums. Stephen has taught numerous week-long classes on woodturning at Arrowmont, Canyon Studios, John C. Campbell, and The Marc Adams School. This month Stephen will present an overview of techniques he uses in the shop to solve many problems including mold, punky wood, filling voids, reducing tear-out, selecting adhesives, using mini-magnets, improving finishes, getting good photographs, as well as promoting yourself and finding good galleries. Please bring your questions and a note pad. Several handouts are available in the Learning Center under Demonstrator Handouts / Stephen Hatcher.
Shaker Lecture at Bellevue Arts Museum
Ron Smallman: The Shakers Movement
Northwest Designer Craftsmen Tour + Lecture Series
Bellevue Art Museum, 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA
After a tour of “Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection”, woodworker Ron Smallman will examine the Shaker philosophy and its influence on the resulting craftsmanship in their style of work.
Date: October 21st, 2012
2pm: Tour ($6 non-member/Free for BAM members)
3pm: Lecture (Free)
Please RSVP on the Bellevue Art Museum website.
Ron Smallman came to the Pacific Northwest from Florida State University to work at the U.S. Science Exhibit in 1962. He then worked at the Pacific Science Center until 1968 when he started teaching at Overlake School followed by 22 years at St. Thomas School in Medina. He has always enjoyed working with wood as a hobby and has focused on woodturning during his retirement years. He has five children, three of whom are artists. Smallman volunteers as a BAM Docent and feels that every community needs to have an art focus as a part of its cultural center.
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Penturners Meeting in October
The local chapter of the International Association of Penturners (IAP) has scheduled their next meeting for October 21st.
With Christmas coming up and members making pens as gifts, it was thought that a good topic would be to discuss finishes. Attendees are asked to bring examples of finishes that worked, or even didn’t work, and any questions that you may have.
You can find more information on the IAP Washington Chapter page.
Call for Entries
The Tri-Lakes Center For The Arts in Palmer Lake, Colorado, has issued a call for entries for a juried exhibition titled From The Earth: Fine Art in Wood & Clay. Entry is open to open to all artists who have original art or limited editions in wood and/or clay, which are not mass produced.
Awards of cash and ribbons will be given for Best-of-Show, 1st Place and 2nd Place for wood and for clay.
Entries are accepted by application accompanied by digital photos of the work. Applications are due by December 18th, with a discount for entries in by November 30th. Notification of acceptance will be made December 21st. Artwork must be delivered by January 6th and may be shipped.
More information can be found on the Tri-Lakes website.
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AAW Benefits
Note – The following is an excerpt from the latest AAW Newsletter
Mention the AAW and many will wholeheartedly agree that receiving American Woodturner is the primary benefit. But how many are aware of the full complement of benefits and services that come with a membership in the AAW? Just a partial listing illustrates the breadth of features, including the opportunity to apply for an Educational Opportunity Grant (up to $1,000 for individuals, and $1,500 for our local chapters and other organizations); receiving $1M in liability insurance while you are participating in official activities endorsed by the AAW and when participating in official local chapter business; online access to the entire portfolio, over 26 years, of American Woodturner and other educational materials; the ability to list your work for sale on the AAW website; and members-only access to the educational programming at our national symposiums, among many more benefits.
We deeply appreciate the efforts of our members to encourage other turners to join the AAW, and we hope that you will continue that support by referring others to our website for membership information.
