Hello Dear Readers! I hope this finds you well. It's hard to believe fall is already here. The summer seems to have passed in a blink. I love fall though - pumpkins and autumnal foliage abound, hence it's that special time of year when we gather around to watch Over the Garden Wall. Things at [...]
Hi All! So we finally finished up the last of our engine turning classes this month. It was great fun seeing how the student work developed over the sessions, as many students enrolled in more than one. With more complex projects, students singled in on a specific idea. A lot of time was spent making sure surfaces [...]
We just had our first engine turning class of the year! We had a lovely time and saw some beautiful patterns. It's always so exciting to see what a fresh perspective will bring to the craft! This group of students consisted of artists, chemists, ornamental turners, and watchmakers. [...]
Hello everyone! It's another busy week here at the Memoria Technica workshop. I have some exciting news about the upcoming joint 44th Annual Meeting and 42nd Annual Conference in Montreal for the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and the Canadian Association for Conservation (Association Canadienne pour la Conservation et la [...]
Hello all! I've been pretty swamped with the finishing touches on the workshop, client work, and getting Engine Turning classes up and running, but I wanted to share a bit about what's been keeping me so busy. This week I've had the pleasure of David Lindow's excellent company. We did some fun class prep work [...]
