Spring 2007 President's LetterFrom Angelo Iafrate... The variety of interests that bring members back to the lathe hits home when you start to list all the special-interest groups that have mushroomed. Our ornamental turners, featured in this issue of the AW, have their own AAW chapter and sponsor a biannual symposium (the last one was held in New Hampshire in November 2006). We have members who live and breathe penturning. And you probably know someone who just can’t get enough of segmented turning.
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(Letter continued) Our special-interest groups are so passionate about their niches that we’ve decided to open our demonstrator rooms in Portland on Friday night to these groups. We’re calling this Portland SIN (Special Interest Night). We welcome your involvement. Need a room to gather on Friday night? You’ve got it! Just shoot me an e-mail, and we’ll schedule a room for your special-interest group. Let’s have a big night of SIN-ing. I’m planning to join the penturners for the evening. You’ll find board member Malcolm Tibbetts sitting in with the segmented turners. And we’ve arranged for John Jordan to deliver a program for the studio turners. Hope you can join one of our groups. We were saddened to learn of the passing of Frank Sudol late last year. Frank was scheduled to be a featured demonstrator at our Portland symposium. Some of Frank’s students are planning a special tribute to their mentor at the symposium. For more details about Frank’s remarkable work, see our website. Angelo IafratePresident AAW |
