- Joined
- Dec 23, 2015
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- Location
- Ringgold, Georgia
- Website
- www.rickurbanwoodturner.com
I am Rick Urban, and I turn in northwest Georgia. I turned my first bowl in 1959, but that doesn't count, because though I had a lathe most of my adult life, I didn't really begin turning until 2003, after 20 years in the Air Force and 15 in the computer software industry. Then I experimented with all manner of tools, techniques, styles, and designs for the next decade and a half. That made my experience a mile wide and a half inch deep. At some point I realized I needed to figure out what I wanted to do when I grew up.
I gathered up memories from thing I'd found interesting like ocean tidal pools, forests, fosils, and such. I added a collection of experiences like the seeing the turned pieces displayed at the president's house at my first ever AAW Chapter meeting, subsequent chapter demos, and the demos at the regional and national symposia I had attended.
I put them together and decided I liked smooth curves, natural classic forms like eggs, spheres, spirals, clams, and nautili; and I liked texture; all kinds of texture.
That's largely what I like doing now (this week) turning, carving, texturing. I like doing new and different things, so I don't know exactly what I'll end up doing next week.
I'm not as much of a maker these days as a demonstrator, teacher, and mentor wanting to help others in this arena.
My waiting until I found time to be active in the forum wasn't working out, so I decided I better make time.
Here I am!
I gathered up memories from thing I'd found interesting like ocean tidal pools, forests, fosils, and such. I added a collection of experiences like the seeing the turned pieces displayed at the president's house at my first ever AAW Chapter meeting, subsequent chapter demos, and the demos at the regional and national symposia I had attended.
I put them together and decided I liked smooth curves, natural classic forms like eggs, spheres, spirals, clams, and nautili; and I liked texture; all kinds of texture.
That's largely what I like doing now (this week) turning, carving, texturing. I like doing new and different things, so I don't know exactly what I'll end up doing next week.
I'm not as much of a maker these days as a demonstrator, teacher, and mentor wanting to help others in this arena.
My waiting until I found time to be active in the forum wasn't working out, so I decided I better make time.
Here I am!
