Turning of the Week for May 8, 2023

[john lucas]

A tough decision this month. So many excellent pieces. After much looking, I settled on "Callisto" by Dennis Ramos. I love the contrast and perfect form. The contrast of the texture vs smooth wood and the color of the textured areas balanced nicely with the bottom wood. Very well done.

 

[Marc Banka]

Lovely, graceful, and skillfully crafted. Well done!

 

[Michael Anderson]

Great choice, John. This one is a beauty—congrats Dennis!

 

[Russ Braun]

Hard not to like this choice John! Great piece Dennis!

 

[Bill Boehme]

Great selection, @john lucas. Congratulations, @Dennis Ramos on a beautifully turned and embellished hollowform. Also, everything about your photography is top-notch. I love the way that you use light and shadows and the background that complements the subject without fighting for the viewer's attention.

 

[Phil Hamel]

Great looking project!

 

[Dennis Ramos]

Great selection, @john lucas. Congratulations, @Dennis Ramos on a beautifully turned and embellished hollowform. Also, everything about your photography is top-notch. I love the way that you use light and shadows and the background that complements the subject without fighting for the viewer's attention.

Thanks so much, Bill! Being a minimal landscape digital and analog photographer really helps in presenting my woodturning works.

 

[Dennis Ramos]

Thank you for all your wonderful comments and to the admins and AAW teams for the feature. I get my inspirations to all the great works from many artists in this community. Thank you!

 

[john lucas]

Great selection, @john lucas. Congratulations, @Dennis Ramos on a beautifully turned and embellished hollowform. Also, everything about your photography is top-notch. I love the way that you use light and shadows and the background that complements the subject without fighting for the viewer's attention.

Yes I intended to mention the photography. Also thought it was a nice placement of the pith which is a bit unusual but shows his mastery of the wood.

 

[Russ Braun]

Yes I intended to mention the photography. Also thought it was a nice placement of the pith which is a bit unusual but shows his mastery of the wood.

Wood Master, great title to strive for!!

 

[Terra Conlon]

Looks cool. Banana for scale?