Gosh - can you believe it? Well, I hardly can...I'm so very excited to announce the publication of Sacred Geometry - a 16th Century Coloring Book. In an effort to engage a more diverse group of individuals with the incredible designs the rose engine can generate, I approached ornamental turner Al Collins with the idea of a coloring book. Seeing that these [...]
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MADE in the Making
If you've been reading my blog then you'll have encountered photos of the gorgeous MADE Ornamental Rose Engine by David Lindow. Well... there's now a website with tons of incredible photos of the lathe and the process - a brochure(!) - and the whole story of its creation. Check it out! Here's a recent post [...]
Seeing the MADE lathe & the MJT
Last week in between classes David and I had the privilege of visiting The Museum of Jurassic Technology and taking a field trip to Al Collins workshop. Al is one of the developers of the MADE lathe and is in the thick of some fascinating research. He has developed some rosettes in an attempt to [...]
For the Love of American Clocks
Hello readers! I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! David took Steve and I on a little study tour to see some private collections. Partly, this was an attempt to engender in me a love for American clocks. As I specialize in English and European objects, I am not as familiar with [...]
Engine Turning Class No. 2
We ran two engine turning seminars while David was here, so I thought I'd share some photos from the second group. We saw some really beautiful pattern developments on day two. I didn't capture as many this time around, but here are some photos from this class and a few of the students. You can [...]