No more confusion about "World of Woodturners" - I hope
Herman de Vries
site of WOW, and the other is the MSN site.
We've had an email conversation and both sites appear to have started up
about the same time, unknowingly to the other.
We've decided that the world is a big place with room enough for all of us,
and rather than either of us change our name, we'll cooperate. You now have
two choices.
I signed up several new people today, including the two administrators of
the MSN site. I hope they will post a link to their site on the family of
WOW page.
The more the merrier :)
Herm
www.hdv.net
Ruth
Herm wrote: ....snip..snip...."We've decided that the world is a big
place with room enough for all of us, and rather than either of us
change our name, we'll cooperate. You now have two choices."
Herm,
That's beautiful! Too bad all differences can't be settled like this.
While I have your attention, Brian and I noticed Jack Straka is a member
of your WoW group; is that THE Jack Straka?
Ruth
Woodturners Logo
My shop and Turnings at
http://www.torne-lignum.com
Herman de Vries
ask him.
By the way, you looked pretty good running big Bill's
lathe. Until he explained, I thought you must be pretty darn
tall.
Herm
(another happy woodturner in his CLTL shirt)
rfn...@webtv.net (Ruth) wrote in
news:27190-3DA...@storefull-2311.public.lawson.webtv.net:
Kevin & Theresa Miller
>
> Herm wrote: ....snip..snip...."We've decided that the world is a big
> place with room enough for all of us, and rather than either of us
> change our name, we'll cooperate. You now have two choices."
> *********************************************'
>
> Herm,
> That's beautiful! Too bad all differences can't be settled like this.
> While I have your attention, Brian and I noticed Jack Straka is a member
> of your WoW group; is that THE Jack Straka?
Who's Jack Straka?
...Kevin
(who's feeling somewhat out of touch in the wilds of TheMiddleOfNowhere, aka
God's Country)
--
Kevin & Theresa Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
Leif Thorvaldson
woodturning (or why wouldn't he be on our newsgroup?). *G* Here's a little
info on him that I found from an internet search. That Ruth! So easily
impressed! *G*
Jack Straka
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI Renwick
Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1998 Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 Nature Turning Into Art: The Ruth and David
Waterbury Collection of Turned Wood Bowls, The Carleton Art Gallery,
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
1988 International Turned Objects Show, Port of
History Museum, Philadelphia, PA and touring
1987 Works Off the Lathe: Old and New Faces, Craft
Alliance Gallery, St.Louis, MO
1984 The Edward Jacobson Collection of Turned Wood
Bowls, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and touring
"Kevin & Theresa Miller" <at...@alaska.net> wrote in message
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Brian Clifford
>
> Who's Jack Straka?
>
Jack is one of the turners (artists?) featured in "The Art of Turned
Wood Bowls" by Edward Jacobson and also in Dale Nish's "Master
Woodturners". Maybe one has to be a certain age to know these things!
Incidentally Ruth asked Herm if that is THE Jack Strata on WoW. I can
confirm that it is.
Jack, if you are reading this I hope you are not embarassed by us
talking about you like this!
Brian Clifford
Kevin & Theresa Miller
>
> Jack is one of the turners (artists?) featured in "The Art of Turned
> Wood Bowls" by Edward Jacobson and also in Dale Nish's "Master
> Woodturners". Maybe one has to be a certain age to know these things!
Thanks Brian and Leif. I'll have to track down some photos of his work. If he
does lurk here, I hope he wasn't offended I hadn't recalled hearing about him
before. On the other hand, he's probably asking "Who's Kevin Miller?" so I
guess we're 'bout even! ;-)
S'later...
...Kevin
ri...@rickfrazier.com
few years, and though a few people say he is possibly retired from turning, he
still produces some stunning pieces. He was one of the founding members of the
Big Island Woodturners, a club on the Big Island of Hawaii that has a
considerable number of active members, and was a board member until recently,
when (I believe) he decided he wanted a little more privacy... Given the level
of involvement he had with the organization and his willingness to share his
techniques and wisdom, I can only applaud him for his efforts, and if he prefers
to take a little more private life, cannot fault him in any way for his
decision.
I've seen his work, visited his studio, and know he is still producing, though
perhaps not at the volume as a few years ago, and is still known well on the
Hawaiian Islands for his work and for the guidance he provides for other
upcoming turners on the Big Island. His works are displayed across the United
States (and probably beyond, I'd guess) and he is indeed a unique individual
with a great perspective on the turning art (and life), and always willing to
spend time with a neophyte, quick with a kind word but still willing to be
critical (though in a kindly way at times) when it is appropriate, at least
based on the interaction I've had with him and observations of him and others
during Big Island Woodturning meetings.... [how's that for a run on sentence?
My senior english teacher would be rolling in her grave if she knew I actually
sent this...]
And just in case he happens to be monitoring this group: "Hi Jack!"
Thanks
--Rick Frazier
Leif Thorvaldson wrote:
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