1st Membership Drive Winner (12/22/07)Congratulations to Dawson McLemore of the Bi-City Woodturners Chapter in Columbus GA. Dawson is the first recipient of a free Registration to the 2008 AAW Symposium in Richmond VA, to be held on June 20-22, 2008. There are still nine days left to sign up 5 new AAW members, before the Dec 31, 2007 deadline. See this link for competition details. Way to go, Dawson!! Turning to the Future Gallery (08/26/07)A new photo gallery has been added to the site - documenting a recently closed AAW St Paul Gallery exhibit. Dial in here to have a look at the creations of these young, but talented turners. Tribute to Frank Sudol (07/13/07)Dial into the 2007 Symposium page (see "Highlights" area) for new files just uploaded - Binh Pho's tribute to Frank... Frank Sudol Tribute - Part II (08/14/07)Click on this link to view Binh Pho's 13 minute tribute video from the 2007 Portland Symposium Forum Announcement (08/24/07)Storing more than 10,000 photos, hundreds of thousands of messages and the like have necessitated the set up of a new server, so you'll need to reset your bookmarks for access to the AAW Forum - here's the new link. Please bear with us during this transition period. SOFA Chicago (10/18/07)Click on this link for info on the upcoming Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Chicago conference - November 2-4, 2007. New Board Member's Travels (03/08/07)Larry Genender, recently elected to the Board, has written an essay on his initial travels and impressions of the AAW. Click here to read this interesting and informative travelogue. POP Fellowship Awards Announced (12/1/06)The Professional Outreach Program (POP) Committee is pleased to announce Giles Gilson, Stephen Hogbin and Mark Lindquist as winners of the first POP Fellowship Awards. Click here to read the complete Winter American Woodturner article. SOFA Chicago (10/28/07)AAW will be sponsoring a Lecture, Exhibit, Essay and In-Gallery Talk at SOFA 2007 - November 2 through 4. The Lecture will be given by Charlotte Brown, Director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. She will give a constructive critique of 27 images of contemporary woodturnings. This will be an opportunity for someone on the outside to look in and really compare woodturning to other three-dimensional decorative arts. The Exhibit and Essay title is “Woodturning in Basic Black.” We will be looking at form through black which emphasizes good form when color is taken away. The author of the essay is Alan Lacer. There will also be an In-Gallery Talk at SOFA on Saturday, November 3rd at 4:30 pm in Booth #S823 discussing the idea behind the exhibit. Young Turner Program (06/28/07)Click here for details on this new AAW sponsored program New Board Member's Travels (03/08/07)Larry Genender, recently elected to the Board, has written an essay on his initial travels and impressions of the AAW. Click here to read this interesting and informative travelogue. Chapter Demos - make them count (02/27/07)Please click here for suggestions on how to ensure that your club's demonstrations are effective, useful and entertaining. Make a Bequest to the AAW (01/30/07)You can help provide for the AAW’s future by including a charitable bequest in your will or revocable trust. Click here for more information. POP Fellowship Awards Announced (12/1/06)The Professional Outreach Program (POP) Committee is pleased to announce Giles Gilson, Stephen Hogbin and Mark Lindquist as winners of the first POP Fellowship Awards. Click here to read the complete Winter American Woodturner article. |
The scam that wasn't... It's recently been reported that there is a telephone scam going around where past or present AAW members are asked for personal information under the guise of establishing an American Woodturner magazine subscription. The AAW home-office has just completed an investigation, and it turns out that individual AAW memberships have in fact been procured through Amazon.com. The AAW Board has reviewed the situation and adopted the following policy: AAW Disaster Relief ProgramAfter the devastation of hurricane Katrina was known, the AAW's Board of Directors put a fund raising and distribution program in place to benefit AAW members who have suffered significant losses due to this and future natural disasters. Click here to learn more... "Tops, Boxes, and Treenware" 4/19/06
We have a new Webmaster 4/19/06The AAW is happy to announce a new main webmaster, Ed Davidson
from Colorado Springs. Ed also maintains the Pikes
Peak Woodturners' website. Jeff Jilg will continue as a
co-webmaster, and will continue the implementation of a major
website update which is scheduled for June 2006. More details
are available by clicking
here. Linda Everett 3/04/06
Linda was an Honorary Lifetime member of the Tidewater Turners
of Virginia in Va. Beach. There she had served as president as well
as being an active member for years. When asked if she turns, her
response would be “No, but my husband Rueben does”!! Linda loved
and collected smiley faces, and always willing to share her smile
with us all. |
