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What’s In A Box With Steven Kennard • Jan 26, 2008

The final woodturning seminar in this woodturning weekend series was with Steve Kennard and called ‘What’s in a Box: The Art of Steven Kennard’.

Steven Kennard is a juried member of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council. He exhibits his work in many galleries including Del Mano Gallery in Los Angeles. His work is in private collections around the world, including China and Korea and all over Europe, Scandinavia and North America.
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2008 NWG Woodturning Competition • Jan 26, 2008

This months meeting of the Nova Woodturner’s Guild was held at Lee Valley and was the awards ceremony of the 2008 Woodturning Competition.

The Nova Woodturner’s Guild Woodturning Competition is held each year with the People’s Choice award being the Warman Castle Memorial trophy. The trophy is in memory of Warman Castle, who was a longtime member of the NWG and passed away a few years ago.

There were a total of 54 entries this year and all of them were astounding! Here, have a look:
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Turning Green Wood With Zwerling • Jan 25, 2008

Today I went to the third in a series of seminars co-produced by Lee Valley and the Nova Woodturner’s Association called Turning Green Wood with Stephen Zwerling.

This seminar offered information on turning green wood, harvesting the wood, moisture content, turning techniques and how to deal with shrinkage.

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John Macnab Sculpture Artist • Jan 24, 2008

This evening I went to a special presentation featuring the work of John Macnab.

John’s work consists of huge spiral pieces that remind one of unicorn horns or cornucopias. During this lecture, he discussed his work and showed a slide show demonstrating his technique and unique vision.

John has had to create his own tools to overcome the challenges of these pieces, some as large as 25 feet long!