Turn What You Like, Like What You Turn (June 2012)



My Dream Catcher (19.5" diameter)

I recently took a week-long class with

Clay Foster and Jennifer Shirley

at the Appalachian Center for Craft.

(Smithville, Tennessee)

Some of the students began by working on

woodturning fundamentals

before moving on to embellishing.

I chose to focus on the numerous

surface embellishment techniques

shared by Clay and Jennifer.

I had made my segmented lace wood ring

at home, ahead of time,

and packed it and my dream catcher plan

in with my tools and supplies.

I also took my pendant making jig

with a plan to use the turned disks

to capture and display a variety

of embellishment techniques.

After weaving my dream catcher,

I added my newly-embellished disks.

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There are many variations in the tellings

of dreamcatcher legacy, history, and symbolism.

I invite you to begin your reading here.