"Gran Cratere"

I am a resident of Niagara Falls, Ontario, born and educated in Germany, a self-taught Woodturner and have practiced woodturning since 1970. I am a member of the “American Association of Woodturners”, the “Western New York Woodturners” in Buffalo, N.Y., the “Niagara Woodcarvers Association” in Niagara Falls, Ontario and a founding member of the “Golden Horseshoe Woodturners Guild” in Burlington, Ontario. I have participated in many Arts and Craft Shows and Trade Exhibitions throughout Ontario and Western New York, both as an exhibitor and as a demonstrator. Some of my work can be viewed and purchased at the “ Jordan Art Gallery” in Jordan, Ontario. My endeavors include the production of hollow forms and vessels exposing the colors of native and many exotic woods, burls being the most favored media. Many of these forms are turned from “green” unseasoned wood and can only be produced by hand guided tools; no machines have yet been invented to guide the various types of woodturning chisels and gouges to achieve the intricate designs of round hollow shapes ranging from miniature goblets of 1/8” in height to bowls as large as 20” diameter and 8” deep. My “free form” bowls from logs and burls, with the original bark and all faults still remaining, have won critical acclaim from leading professional Woodturners and Artists, including the Ontario Crafts Council. Much of my work is also in many private collections in Canada, the United States, as well as in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Lebanon, Israel and Hong Kong. Eugen Schlaak Niagara Falls Ontario September 2014 EMail : goingwiththegrain@gmail.com

- Eugen Schlaak