WIT Presents
WIT Presents is a series of webinars featuring presentations by women woodturning artists. Through WIT Presents, we endeavor to inspire creativity, raise awareness of the work of women woodturners, and create community.
To view any of our past programs listed below, visit the WIT Archive.
Groundbreaking designer, furniture-maker, craftsperson and woodturner Joyce Anderson's life and career are explored in this fascinating presentation by author, researcher, and crafts biographer Craig Edelbrock. Edelbrock gained invaluable access to the archives of Joyce and her business partner and husband, Edgar, revealing that what society and the craft world generally assumed to be Edgar's work was in fact Joyce's.
March 2, 2024 | 4PM Eastern
London-based woodturning artist Eleanor Lakelin works only with trees grown in Britain, felled due to decay. A deep knowledge and a passionate interest in the natural properties of wood result in forms that seem true to the spirit of the material and which encourage us to look at the complexities of nature with a new perspective. Since 2011 she has concentrated on the vessel form, studying with established makers whenever possible but largely teaching herself to hollow and carve works of increasing scale and ambition. Her sculptural objects are created using a traditional woodworking lathe and centuries-old chisels and gouges alongside modern carving techniques.
Eleanor’s work is exhibited internationally and included in prestigious museum and private collections including The Museum of Arts & Design, New York; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Museum of London; The National Museum, Oslo; The LOEWE Foundation, Madrid and Mint Museum, North Carolina.
In 2018, Eleanor received the People’s Choice Award for her piece Balanced Voids at the AAW Symposium. She lives and works in London, and is represented by Sarah Myerscough Gallery.
Canadian artist Marilyn Campbell started turning in the 1980s and is well-known for her elegant and groundbreaking sculptural work using split-turning techniques and epoxy. Kalia Kliban is a formally-trained woodworker from California. She is drawn to bowl forms, bringing an artist's eye to traditional functional turning. Both of these extraordinary woodturners have a fascinating story to tell. Please join us!
Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 4PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Jay Heryet’s often witty and always meticulously detailed work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom and United States. She’s been a woodturner since she discovered a lathe during a woodworking course in New Zealand, and since that time, the turning process and its creative possibilities have continued to engage her; charged with a fascination for the medium, driven to create curves which she sees, hears and feels.
Jay has exhibited and taught across the UK, and in the US and Ireland. She is the first woman to chair the Register of Professional Turners, a position she has held since 2021.
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WIT Presents: Nicole MacDonald and Elizabeth Weber
March 4, 2023, at 4pm Eastern Time
Join us Saturday, March 4, at 4 PM Eastern Time, to hear from the two talented women woodturners who were selected by the Professional Outreach Program as the 2023 Artist Showcase awardees. They will each give a 20-minute presentation on their life and work, followed by a Q&A period moderated by artist Janine Wang.
WIT Presents events aren't demonstrations of turning techniques, instead offering attendees new insights into the inspirations, influences, and creative processes behind the artists' work.
WIT Presents: Helga Winter, November 5, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: 2022 Virtual WIT EXCHANGE Presentation of Projects
June 4, 2022 at 3pm Eastern Time
WIT Presents: Panel - Ena Dubnoff, Melissa Engler, Janine Wang
May 7, 2022, at 4pm Eastern Time
Join us Saturday, May 7, at 4 PM Eastern Time, to hear from a talented panel of women woodturners, each working in a distinctly different style, but sharing keen attention to form and detail. The artists will each give a 10-12 minute presentation on their life and work, followed by a Q&A period moderated by artist and WIT committee chair, Kimberly Winkle.
WIT Presents events aren't demonstrations of turning techniques, instead offering attendees new insights into the inspirations, influences, and creative processes behind the artists' work.
WIT Presents: Tania Radda
March 5, 2022, at 4pm Eastern Time
Join WIT online for an energizing session with the remarkable Tania Radda who will share insights into her life, inspirations, and techniques. Tania's work combines turning, carving and the use of compressed wood to create work that is both fantastical and technically challenging. An experienced artist, Tania is a 2016 Niche Award winner, and is known for her teapots and use of color. She was a recipient of a POP Fellowship award and is frequent contributor to the POP annual exhibition. She lives and works in Arizona.
This session is NOT a demonstration. Rather, it is a discussion intended to motivate and inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Panel discussion with Kailee Bosch, Rebecca DeGroot, and Marjin Wall, November 13, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The year is winding up, and we have one more WIT Presents event. Please join us Saturday, November 13 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time for a new take on WIT Presents. Instead of focusing on a single artist, we will be treated to three! Kailee Bosch, Rebecca DeGroot, and Marjin Wall will give short presentations about their work, ideas, and inspirations, followed by a group discussion and Q&A, led by artist and moderator Hayley Smith.
The event is FREE and open to the general public. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Joey Richardson, June 12, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Barbara Dill, April 10, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Andi Wolfe, March 13, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Sally Burnett, February 20, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity as Sally shares her art and her story.
WIT Presents the 2020 Virtual WIT EXCHANGE Presentation of Projects, January 16, 2021 at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity.
WIT Presents: Dixie Biggs, January 9, 2021, at 4pm Eastern Time
The WIT Presents events are FREE and open to EVERYONE. However, you must register to attend. Registration will be limited to 500. This presentation is not a demonstration. Rather, it is intended to inspire your own creativity as Dixie shares her art and her story.
WIT Presents: Kristin LeVier, December 5, 2020, at 4pm Eastern Time
This session will be limited to 500 participants. All participants are welcomed. There is no charge for this session. Deadline for registration: December 3, 2020 at noon Eastern Time.
WIT Presents: Merryll Saylan, October 10, 2020 at 4pm Eastern Time
This session will be limited to 500 participants. Participants must be AAW members. There is no charge for this session. Deadline for registration: October 9, 2020 at noon Eastern Time.
WIT Presents: Donna Zils Banfield, September 12, 2020 at 4pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
This session will be limited to 500 participants. Participants must be AAW members. There is no charge for this session. Deadline for registration: September 11, 2020 at noon EDT.
WIT Presents: Kimberly Winkle, August 8, 2020, at 4PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
This session will be limited to 250 participants. Participants must be AAW members. There is no charge for this session. Deadline for registration: August 7, 2020 at noon EDT.
WIT Presents: Betty Scarpino, June 13, 2020, 4 pm EDT
This session will be limited to 150 participants. Participants must be AAW members. There is no charge for this session. Deadline for registration: June 12, 2020 at noon EDT. New! The WIT After Party will provide an opportunity to see and talk with other attendees after the event.
WIT Presents: Beth Ireland, May 23, 2020
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Comments About Beth Ireland's Presentation
"Thanks ever so much for making it possible for me to catch most of Beth Ireland's webinar. It was truly terrific, and I look forward to seeing the repeat later next week. Thanks so for all the work that went into this program and the many to come. Great, great work and many, many thanks to all of you." Annamarie P.
"You hit it out of the park! If it was communications, everyone listened. If it was education, everyone learned." GS
"Wow. That was a fabulous program. I was expecting woodturning demo, but this was so great. Keep this up and I'm going to want to get Steve to give me lessons. Beth was so interesting and her work is amazing. I'm looking forward to the next one." Linda B.
"That was pretty awesome.” Dawn H.
"Just blown away. That was truly inspiring. The meeting was great. I don't want to miss any of them." Julie S.
"Good to watch. She is sooooo talented." Rosanne G.
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Share WIT Presents and Grow the Women in Turning Community
The purpose of WIT Presents is to inspire and create community. You can help and here's how:
- Take small actions. Update your AAW member profile. A good first step is to let people know about you and your work.
- Make sure all of your contact details and chapter affiliations are up to date.
- Encourage fellow AAW women members to update their AAW profiles. The WIT Presents email is sent to AAW members that have "female" as the gender indicated on their profile.