December - First woodturning class - pen making at The Woodwork Shop (Bartlett, TN) with Rick Gillespie
2004
May - Weeklong class "Turning Magnificent Vessels" with John Mascoll (Bruce Hoover, Asst.) at John C. Campbell Folk School
December - John Jordan demo at MSWG meeting
2005
January - Weeklong class "Refining Your Turning Techniques" with Keith Gotschall (Doug Barnes, Asst.) at John C. Campbell Folk School
September - Mid South Fair at Memphis Fairgrounds
- Black walnut lidded hollow form/bowl - red ribbon
- Bradford pear natural edge bowl - blue ribbon
- Box elder hollow form - blue ribbon
- Mid-South Perspective-The Bowl Project demo/display
October - Bob Rosand demo at MSWG meeting (10/1-2)
Fall - AAW magazine tip published "Chain Lift for Heavy Tailstock"
November - Weeklong class"Hollow Turning to Texture and Carve" with Cliff Lounsbury (Keith Fulmer, Asst.) at John C. Campbell Folk School
Fall - AAW magazine tip published "Chain Lift for Heavy Tailstock"
November - Weeklong class"Hollow Turning to Texture and Carve" with Cliff Lounsbury (Keith Fulmer, Asst.) at John C. Campbell Folk School
March - Michael Mocho demo at MSWG meeting (3/25-26)
June - AAW Symposium at Louisville, KY
September - Mid South Fair at Memphis Fairgrounds
- Pecan natural edge bowl - blue ribbon (?)
- Cherry wedding vase - blue ribbon
- Holly lidded box with ebony finial - blue ribbon
August - Joe Ruminski demo at MSWG meeting (8/26-27)
Full Year - MSWG Board Member
January - Weeklong class "Platters" with Frank Penta (Alan Leland, Asst.) at John C. Campbell Folk School [originally slated to be a week with Al Stirt, but he was injured and unable to teach]
Spring - John C. Lucas demo at MSWG meeting
March - AAW magazine tip published "Save Your Back"
August - Binh Pho demo at MSWG meeting (Served as host/guide for the weekend
Aug-Oct. - Beneath the Bark exhibition at Christian Brothers University
- Michigan choke cherry hollow form
- Embellished mahogany platter
- Three pierced Christmas ornaments
- Cherry wedding vase
- Green split cherry hollow form
September - Mid South Fair at Memphis Fairgrounds
- Embellished platter - blue ribbon and grand prize ribbon
- Carved footed bowl - blue ribbon
- Freeform natural edge bowl - blue ribbon
- Hollow form - blue ribbon
- Purple pierced Christmas ornament - blue ribbon
September - Weekend class "Surface Enhancement Techniques: Pyrography and Coloring" with Andi Wolfe at John C. Campbell Folk School
October - Demo done at MSWG Oktoberfest (daylong event)
2008
Full year - President of MSWG
April - Jim Adkins (basket illusion) demo at MSWG meeting
May - Weeklong class "Turn Up the Possibilities" with Graeme Priddle at John C. Campbell Folk School
August - Dave Hout demo at MSWG meeting (8/30)
October - Demo done at MSWG Oktoberfest (daylong event)
2008
Full year - President of MSWG
April - Jim Adkins (basket illusion) demo at MSWG meeting
May - Weeklong class "Turn Up the Possibilities" with Graeme Priddle at John C. Campbell Folk School
August - Dave Hout demo at MSWG meeting (8/30)
August - Two pieces juried into Christian Brothers University permanent collection
- Brain Story (eccentric base, hollow form sphere)
- Life on the Edge (pierced, painted thin wall bowl)
September - participated in the Mid South Perspective, a project modeled after Japanese Bowls, a Western Perspective
September - Delta Fair at the Memphis Agricenter
- Light Makes All the Difference - blue ribbon
- Plum Crazy - blue ribbon
- Blue pierced Christmas ornament - white ribbon
- Sweet gum natural edge bowl - blue ribbon
October - Demo done at MSWG Oktoberfest (daylong event)
November - Exploring Possibilities - The First-Ever Segmented Turning Symposium (Marc Adams School of Woodturning, 10/16-18)
Winter - AAW magazine tip published "Enclosure Makes Best Space of Shop Space"
December - Three natural edge bowls commissioned by Paul Matthews using wood from a tree cut down at his grandparents' property, Squire's Rest
2009
March - John Jordan demo at MSWG meeting
April - Demo of wide rim bowl with branding and painting embellishment done for MSWG meeting
August - Tim Yoder (PBS Woodturning Workshop) demo at MSWG meeting
July - AAW Symposium at Albuquerque, New Mexico
November - Exploring Possibilities - The First-Ever Segmented Turning Symposium (Marc Adams School of Woodturning, 10/16-18)
Winter - AAW magazine tip published "Enclosure Makes Best Space of Shop Space"
December - Three natural edge bowls commissioned by Paul Matthews using wood from a tree cut down at his grandparents' property, Squire's Rest
2009
March - John Jordan demo at MSWG meeting
April - Demo of wide rim bowl with branding and painting embellishment done for MSWG meeting
August - Tim Yoder (PBS Woodturning Workshop) demo at MSWG meeting
July - AAW Symposium at Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Spirit of the Southwest juried exhibit included Journey, cherry wedding vase
- Moonlight at Delicate Arch shown in Instant Gallery (sold)
- Erosion donated to EOG auction (sold)
Fall - MSWG's Mid South Perspective - two segmented maple bowls (sold at
December auction)
October - Show and Sale by MSWG at the Memphis Jewish Community Center
October - Demo done at MSWG Oktoberfest (daylong event)
2010
January - Weeklong class "Hollow Forms" with Kim Blatt at John C. Campbell Folk School
February - Robin Costelle demo at MSWG meeting
March - Submitted piece for consideration by the jury for the AAW Symposium's Maple Medley-An Acer Showcase
April - Jimmy Clewes demo at MSWG meeting (2-day plus evening)
Summer - Weeklong class "Cold-cast Bronze" with Daniel Long at John C. Campbell Folk School
Summer - Additional art work juried into Christian Brothers University permanent collection. Simple Elegance (wormy cherry hollow form with bent/laminated finial of cherry and wenge)
August - Commissioned communion table for Dr. Mark Matheny of St. Luke's UMC (slab of redwood salvaged from a tornado-damaged tree during UMC rescue efforts in Jackson, TN)
September - Remember (sugar maple hollow form, ebony monkey fist finial, celtic spiral base) created for Vicki and John Jordan's 'Voice of a Beloved Tree' project
October - Demo done at MSWG Oktoberfest (daylong event)
Fall - MSWG Mid-South Perspective - set of oversize colorful jacks (sold at December auction to Dennis Paullus)
2011
January - AAW magazine tip published "Guard Helper for Powermatic"
March - Weeklong class "Hollow Forms and Lidded Vessels" with Charles Watson at John C. Campbell Folk School (George D. and Pat T. also in the class)
April - Pyrography demonstration done for West Tennessee Woodturners (Jackson, TN)
May - Mark Sillay demo at MSWG meeting (2-day event)
August - Woodturners America Beauty and the Beast participant (two batik embellished hollow forms) - Awarded a chain saw
October - MSWG Oktoberfest Top Spinning Contest (two blue ribbons)
November - AAW magazine tip published "Over the Tailstock Caddy"
Fall - MSWG Mid-South Perspective - lidded box with surprise (sold at December auction)
2012
January - TAW Symposium at Nashville, TN (weekend event)
April - Cliff Lounsbury demo at MSWG meeting (2-day event)
May - Commissioned work undertaken for Paul Matthews using persimmon cut from his grandparents' property, Squire's Rest
June - Make Your Own Tools demo for West Tennessee Woodturners (Jackson, TN)
June - Weeklong class "Turn What You Like and Like What You Turn" with Clay Foster and Jennifer Shirley at Appalachian Center for Craft (Smithville, TN)
July - MSWG Scholarship demo for MSWG meeting (sharing info from June class)
October - Attended Jackson, TN turning club's Oktoberfest
2013
January - MSWG's 5-week exhibit at CBU (35 pieces featured including Endurance, Fluted Cherry Bowl No. 1, Journey (wedding vase), and New Growth, Old Growth)
January - Attended opening reception and events for Shadow of the Turning exhibit (Binh Pho) at Mobile Museum of Art
2014
February - AAW magazine letter to the editor published "Faceshields and Lathe Guards"
April - AAW magazine tip published "Paint Lathe Guard Flat Black"
April - three pieces submitted for consideration by the jury for 2014 AAW Symposium special exhibit "Rising"
- Legacy
- Endurance
- What Lies Beneath (formerly named Forest Fire)
May - donated seven bowls for the Memphis Empty Bowls project
May - Graeme Priddle bowl demo for West Tennessee Woodturners (Jackson, TN)
August - Private tour of the art installations at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
November-December - displayed numerous pieces as part of Palladio's 2014 Christmas Open House to benefit Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
December - submitted full length article for publication in AAW journal (status pending)
2015
March - AAW magazine tip published "Grinding Jig for Three Point Tool"
May - Weeklong class "Woodturning and So Much More - Embellishing Galore" with Kimberly Winkle at John C. Campbell Folk School
September - Turning Southern Style XXI (weekend event presented by the Georgia Association of Woodturners). Presenters were Nick Agar, Benoit Averly, Jimmy Clewes, John Lucas, Nick Cook, and Harvey Meyers.
October - MSWG booth volunteer and demonstrator at Pink Palace Craft Fair
October - 2 pieces purchased from MSWG's Pink Palace booth for permanent collection at CBU
