Creative Woodworks & crafts 2005-09, страница 9
from the editor's desk Welcome to the 110th edition of Creative Woodwork,v & Cra/ls°:'\ I believe this to be one of our best issues to elate, with a truly wide selection of projects for you to choose from. We have two new contributors in this issue. Sue Mey and Scott Roberts. Sue hails from South Africa and brings a lot of talent and passion to her work. There's something tauntingly real about hci Three Wildcat Portraits; it seems she's captured the essence of these magnificent creatures within those fliil. pieces of wood, bringing lliem to life and making the imagination soar. Scott Roberts does a fine job with his Reverent Denomination, showing us bow the power of creativity can transform the humble Lincoln Penny into an eye-catching project Scott is also a good woodturner; and has contributed significantly to our sister publication, Woodlurnirij! Design™, Oti l.lie oilier side of the coin (pardon the pun), 1 want to acknowledge two other design teams who have been so 1 consistently good they usually wind up with two projects per issue—Wayne and Jacob Fowler, and Shclli and Kerry Robinson. Wes and Alicc Dcmarcst and T met Wayne Fowler ai a scroll saw show in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago and we were blown away by his wonderful use of select pieces of various hardwoods. His son, Jacob, does the designing, and Wayne does the cutting. But Wayne is not "just" a cutter, he's an artist with wood as his medium. Take a close look at Ready For Flight on page 11 of this issue. Kvcn if dragons are not your thing, you've got to appreciate Wayne's wood selection, and how the eastern cotton-wood he selected for the pattern piece elevates the entire project to a high artistic level. Similarly, the Howlers' Watchfitl Hyes project is distinguished not only by a line pattern, but &ccW RolJerts also by how the 3/4"-thiclc butternut slab, with bark attached, causes the project to come to life and hold your attention. Shelli Robinson began designing for us with our June '04 issue and has been a regular ever since. Without doubt, Shclli has a spccial talent for creating scroll saw patterns with lots of heart. Through Shclli's art we know her to be a great lover of horses, puppies, children, bunnies, carousel horses, and all those sweet subjects that warm the soul and touch us directly in that place that loves the purity and inno-Kerry and Shelli Robinson cence of life. Her loyal husband Kerry does a tine job of cutting (and often framing) Shelli's projects, and tor this we am also very grateful. And then there's intarsia. Rob L.etvinchuck's Helm's Wheel is simply top-notch, and Darin Liles has "done it again" with his Turkey Beard Holder. We city slickers knew nothing about turkey beards, so that in itself was a minor revelation! I'm. amazed by how many of you have become adept at intarsia, much of it totally original, and that's why we've begun beefing up the amount of intarsia in our issues. Bob Hlavacck's Intarsia Talk column remains a regular feature to support the ground swell of interest in this beautiful artform. F.rijoy tliis issue and until the next one, health aud happiness to everyone. Sincerely, A Few Highlights From Our Next Issue ( the 2005 Holiday Edition) Lion and Lam!) Intarsia by Rob Letvinehuck Snowflake Tambour Clock by Dan and Ray Wilckcns Christinas Angel by Wayne and Jacob Fowler Snowman Rani; by Diana Thompson Christmas Ornaments by Patty Reach Robert A. Becker Don't miss these upcoming issues of No. 111 (Holiday 2005) - on sale September I st, 2005 r'„ > _____ / , p t Issue No. 112 - on sale October 4th. 2005 Creative Woodworks & CraftsIssue No 113. on sale November 8)h> 2005 Check us out online at www.woodworksandcrafts.com |
