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Covid Clark. Final teaser before the gallery opening at @craftalliance, first weekend in October. Got our dropoff date and it’s time to wrap everything up! This litte dude is the star of a collaborative piece with @erinkizzle. You’ll just have to wait until we do the virtual opening for the exhibit. What’s that? YES you can ALL enjoy the opening of this show as it will be virtual!! How cool is that? #wood #woodturner #woodturning #lathe #sphere #covid #art #artwork #artist #artgallery #install #installation #exhibit #opening #collab #collaboration #colorful #teaser #craftalliance #stl #stlouis #thewalnutlogstudio #woodturning411 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIn2_SjB7r/?igshid=2gvn9la7gcm0

Strata. I’ve always been fascinated by the geology of road cuts. Seeing much more highway with all the travel I’ve been doing lately and it dawned on my the strata layers really do resemble wood grain. Exploring figure and texture with this one. Another experiment during my artist residency at @craftalliance. Square bowl carved with @rotarychisel and dry brushed. Poplar, 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches by 1.5 inches. #wood #woodturner #woodturning #lathe #latheart #art #artist #artwork #artistresidency #craftalliance #color #texture #strata #geology #roadcut #bowl #bowlmaker #bowlturner #bowlturning #grain #woodgrain #study #makersgonnamake #stl #stlouis https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AG7fUgVXS/?igshid=fr1p67ia6flm

Part of my current beginning woodturning class working the outside of their first bowl! Third class of the 6 week session and usually where the “ah ha!” moments begin. Huge reason why I love to teach, watching my students start to get it. At @craftalliance Grand Center Studio. Still have 2 spots open in my November beginner class. #wood #woodturning #woodturner #lathe #class #learn #teach #learntoturn #bowl #bowlturning #bowlturner #students #ahhamoment #stl #stlouis #craftalliance (at Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XK8M1AcYA/?igshid=1319fhzdpjuna

“It’s A Trap” A few years ago, someone I care about was in a relationship. On the outside, the person she was with was good looking, smart, witty and very charming. On the inside they were abusive, vindictive, hateful, hurtful, manipulative, controlling and down right mean. This was a classic toxic relationship and the person I am close to simply couldn’t see it, no matter what anyone else said. This is how I saw her story and she agrees it looks as she felt. Mixed media. Maple bowl, 9 inches diameter by 4 inches tall. 3D printed human heart, barbed wire, nails, epoxy clay and airbrush. This is the 6th piece in my “On The Inside” series. This collection is being developed as part of my artist residency at @craftalliance #wood #woodturner #woodturning #lathe #bowl #bowlturner #bowlturning #art #artwork #artist #sculpture #conceptual #story #toxic #relationship #stl #stlouis #craftalliance https://www.instagram.com/p/B27qykagUp_/?igshid=wn4yedatiq1q

Road to Recovery We all have injuries; physical, mental, emotional. We all heal eventually and as best we can. Saying something like “I’m on the road to recovery” implies this is a linear journey with an absolute beginning and a finite endpoint. After working my own way down that “road to recovery” following a car accident I realized this wasn’t the case. There is no finish line, no chance of being exactly like I was before the incident. Honestly in most ways I think I’m actually more. I’m better than what and who I was. In some ways however I’m less. I still can’t play piano for any length of time and can’t go to movies. Sensory overload is a real thing for me and I’m hesitant in certain environments. With this piece I wanted to show what that road really is. It’s a rough winding path that never leads to an end point but hopefully allows us to find our new normal. This path isn’t always easy, sometimes the healing process is more difficult than the original issue. Time does heal but that doesn’t mean we’re the same as before. That concept isn’t easy for others to understand at times, mostly because they assume that “recovered” means just that. I am healed, I’m not the same. For me that’s actually a much better place to be. For others it isn’t. The second piece in my “On the Inside” series. This is a collection of works that will tell stories, some are my own tales, others will be my interpretation of stories shared with me. The bowl is a Birch Plywood laminate with forced patina and nails. Base is Ipe. 21 inches tall and 12 inches wide. #wood #woodturner #woodturning #bowl #bowlmaker #bowlturner #bowlturning #lathe #latheart #art #artwork #artpiece #gallery #studio #conceptual #sculpture #statement #craftalliance #artistresidency #tellingmystory#stl #stlouis https://www.instagram.com/p/B0XSkoEgos3/?igshid=fpq1ded6zcf5

Last class for this session, tonight I taught boxes and goblets. This is my demo goblet and a couple of the students. Summer sessions are posted and @craftalliance is taking registration. Let me know if you have any questions about the woodturning classes! #wood #woodturning #woodturner #lathe #goblet #box #shavings #craftalliance #classes #students #teacher #woodshop #turningstudio #lessons #stl #stlouis (at Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxdwK3tDc9I/?igshid=gx6q4yyg5945

Back in the studio, tired but moving. Working a couple simple ideas, one more conceptual and the other more embellishing technique. Will post pics when dry. #wood #woodturner #woodturning #lathe #bowl #bowlmaker #bowlturner #bowlturning #art #latheart #residency #artresidency #studio #studiotime #proofofconcept #watchingpaintdry #stl #craftalliance (at Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0B9s3fgTeb/?igshid=10accq6byoikd

Spent my morning at @craftalliance in the wood studio shooting video for the upcoming Makers Ball. Turned a bowl for them, talked about my work and classes too. Had a blast! I’ll post the vid after I get a copy following the Makers Ball. #wood #woodturning #woodturner #craftalliance #studio #woodstudio #art #artist #artteacher #instructor #makersball #video #videoshoot #readyformycloseup #stl #stlouis #thewalnutlogstudio (at Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/thewalnutlogstudio/p/BvzgvdQgWRt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ufip13qh19ta