Bow River and the FVWG are pleased to present
Eric Lofstrom
Class and Workshop: Triple Axis and Translucent Bowls
Friday May 11th, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm
Class Fee $125.00 – max 6 people
Lunch provided.
There is nothing more powerful than being inspired by an idea and having the confidence to create that one-of-a-kind piece on the lathe…this is what woodturning is all about!- E. Lofstrom
Triple-Axis Turning: Sculptures on the Lathe – multi-axis spindle turning, using the rouging gouge, skew, detail gouge, and dye techniques to create a multi-faceted sculptural piece. You will be inspired to explore sculptural turning and add color to your art!
Translucent Bowls: Turning Wet Wood and “seeing the light” – using the bowl gouge, shear scraping, and light to gauge wall thickness. You will appreciate what basic tools and an understanding of tool control will allow you to do with a piece of wet wood. Once you learn to turn translucent-walled pieces, you’ll be able to create consistent wall of any thicknesses in any of your pieces!
Email Gloria Heberts to sign up… Or sign the sign up sheet at the guild meetings. $$ for the Friday Class and Workshop will be due at signup or by April 12 at the latest – this will only run if there are a minimum of four people.
Eric Lofstrom stumbled upon turning in October of 2001 at a woodworking store in Sumner, WA. Attending a free woodworking demonstration on turning pens and letter openers was all it took to hook his curiosity. Thoughts of creating shavings on a lathe consumed him for the next few weeks as he wrapped my brain around how a finished piece could emerge from rough materials so quickly!
Like many turners, his woodturning adventures began with scraps of 2x4s and “factory sharpened” tools. Several startling catches in the first few projects quickly focused Eric on the why and how of creating curls instead of settling for sawdust.
Gaining tool control and improving his technique became a personal quest. From fitted lid boxes, bowls, winged bowls, to decorative hollow form or exploring surface embellishments, Eric Lofstrom enjoy projects which stretch his skills and creativity.
Eric Lofstrom is a member of the South Puget Sound Chapter of the AAW and have served on the board of directors since 2005. He enjoys giving demonstrations and teaching woodturning classes at local woodworking clubs. The constant exposure to other turners continues to transform his awareness and understanding of turning fundamentals.
Eric Lofstrom is increasingly conscious of the importance tool control plays in creating pieces. He believes it is not only important to know which techniques work but also why they work. As a passionate teacher and woodturner, Lofstrom hopes to impact the world of woodturning by helping others build confidence in tool control and developing their own voice in woodturning!