So I was bopping around on my computer yesterday and happened upon a the notice for a demonstration of wood turning by a local artisan. The demo started at 2:00. It was already 1:55 and we were 20 minutes away (plus Lock getting dressed … hey, it was Saturday). We went anyway.
Just Nova, Lock, and me … the VP stayed home with the younger kids who weren’t interested. We hopped in the car and headed downtown on one of the coldest days we ever have around here … high of 48 degrees! Local artist Paul Porter had already made a rolling pin, but we got to see the crafting of a turned wooden bowl, start to finish.
Rounding off the outside:
Hollowing out the center:
Pile of shavings:
Practical Art, where the demonstration was happening:
Of course Nova had to art the art! She loves sketching people in action:
The whole sketch and inking took her less than fifteen minutes:
Paul Porter signed her finished sketch!
He actually lathed off the bottom as well, rather than just sawing it off, which was pretty cool. After all this, somehow I forgot to snap a picture of the final bowl! (Maybe because it was 40-something degrees out, and I wanted to go inside for my hot tea.)
Oh well … it was beautiful and looked a bit like this one, also by Paul Porter, except the bark was left on the top edge of the bowl.
After watching the bowl being made start to finish, we went into the gallery and had some hot tea to warm up and browsed the charming gallery. (And maybe bought a beautiful artisanal cheese cutter shaped like a harp.)
On the way home, Nova looked at me and said, “If you ever suggest going to some kind of art exhibition or demonstration and I say I’m not interested, just slap me and drag me along anyway.”
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2 comments
Susan52 says:
January 13, 2013 at 11:25 am (UTC -7 )
That is awesome! Love the wood turning and adore Nova’s drawing! What a cool way to spend a cool day! And what a smart kiddo (the “slap and drag” quote). Bet you’ll take her up on that!
Carma says:
January 13, 2013 at 4:38 pm (UTC -7 )
LOL, Susan – it’s rarely necessary! She loves going to ANY sort of thing that has anything remotely to do with art, even though she has little interest in doing anything beyond drawing and a little painting herself.