The Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild presents
Ashley Harwood
Demonstration, March 16th, 2013
At Sapperton Hall, New Westminster – 9 am to 5 pm. Cost: $35.-
Ashley Harwood turns utilitarian items which she sells at a local craft market in Charleston, South Carolina.
“Because my primary outlet is a weekly farmer’s market here in Charleston, I make a lot of utilitarian bowls, ornaments, and jewellery.
I aim for a high level of craftsmanship in all of my work, and I use simple, turned design elements on my bowls to distinguish them. I have found these products do best at my market.
I do take my lathe with me and give weekly demonstrations. I also teach classes at my studio in Charleston.”
Ashley will demonstrate how she creates the delicate spindles she attaches to her sea urchin ornaments (in keeping with the earlier theme). In addition she will demonstrate free hand sharpening and the advantages of the 40 degree grind on her gouges. She will demonstrate how that grind helps her shape the outside and inside of her bowls, showing us how she makes one continuous cut on the outside of the bowl with no torn grain.
“Possibly the most fun things to turn are thin, green bowls. It’s such a satisfying feeling when those shavings are flying, and I enjoy pushing myself.” – Ashley Harwood
For more information, go to GVWG.ca. To sign up contact Peter McLaren.