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Biography & Press
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Biography I turned my first piece on my father’s Shopsmith in 1980, but did not do any more turning until 1992. Then I bought my first “lathe” (just like Dad’s), a 1957 Shopsmith. After scraping out a few walnut bowls, I discovered segmented turning. Clunky form, inconsistent wall thickness and plenty of sanding marks were common in my early turnings. It was at that point I became enthralled with trying to better my segmenting techniques and woodturning skills. I got my first real lathe in 1999. My desire for creative woodwork landed me in a production cabinet shop in the fall of 1991. I eventually became shop foreman. I stayed there until 1996 when I went out on my own and started a custom cabinet business. I have since given up cabinetry to pursue my passion for segmented woodturning. It is my driving passion to see a prehistoric Native American pot come to life in wood as I carefully sculpt it on the lathe. |
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Artist Statement In my segmented work, the grain runs around the circumference of the turning as much as possible, thus creating a dimensionally stable work of art that will move equally throughout different humidity changes during the year. It is my desire to go below the surface of the wood to uncover what is hiding within the wood. I am continuously learning more about the many species I come in contact with. The material I work with is a wonderful medium with which to create. Each piece of wood I use is unique unto itself. Variations that occur naturally within the wood such as burling, curling grain, spalting, staining, dark veining, and insect damage create character which then makes each particular woodturning unique. No further care is necessary on the surface of my turnings; simply wipe off occasionally with a dry cloth and keep the turning out of direct sunlight. |
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Woodturning (Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd.) "Complex Creations"
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American Association of Woodturners "Curt Theobald, Heir to a Legacy in Segmented Turning?"
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Selected Exhibitions 2006 - Contemporary American Woodturning Exhibition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota - Cheyenne Frontier Days Invitational Western Art Show, Cheyenne, Wyoming - Turned and Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2005 - Return to the Land of Oz, American Association of Woodturners, Overland Park, Kansas - Southwest Design Conference, Western Interior and Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico - Collectors of Wood Art, Philadelphia - A Nation of Enchanted Form: Woodturning Artists Across North America, Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine 2004 - Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois - Beneath the Bark: Twenty-five Years of Woodturning, invited artist, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, Utah - From Sea to Odyssey, American Association of Woodturners, Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida - Sculpture in the Park, invited artist, Loveland, Colorado - Oregon City’s First City Art Faire Woodturning Show, invited artist, Oregon City, Oregon - Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York
2000-06 - Western Spirit Art Show, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
2003-06 - Turned Wood – Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California - Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 - Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, Colorado - Put a Lid On It: Containing Human Experience, American Association of Woodturners, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California - Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York
2002 - Turned Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California - Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, Illinois - Old West Museum Gallery Award Show, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
2000 - Old West Museum Gallery Award Show, Old West Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Book Publications - Beneath the Bark: Twenty-five Years of Woodturning, Kip W. Christensen and Dale L. Nish, Utah Woodturning Symposium, Provo, UT: 2004 - 500 Wood Bowls, Katherine Aimone, Editor, Lark Books, Asheville, NC:2004 - Segmented Turning, Ron Hampton, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, East Sussex, GB: 2003 |
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Galleries Currently Exhibiting My Work del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle, Washington The Real Mother Goose, Portland, Oregon Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona |