Registration Due by May 13 for Len Zioli Intermediate Bowl Turning

Intermediate bowl turning workshop sponsored by the Dahmen Barn on May 19 and 20.


On Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2012, wood artist Len Zeoli will hold an intermediate level bowl turning workshop in his home studio in Uniontown. This is for those who have some wood turning experience and wish to hone their tool and turning skills by making one or two bowls.

Class topics include how to choose wood for a bowl, good basic bowl design and sharpening tools. Use of a power lathe and all tools and materials are provided in the $200 fee. The workshop is being held from 9:00 to 3:30 both days.

Registrations may be made on the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or by calling 509-229-3414.

Registrations must be received no later than May 13, 2012.

Len Zeoli has been working with wood since he first made his own toys as a child. Wood has always been for him a readily available material that possesses lots of personality and possibility.

His professional career in woodworking began in 1978 when he set up his first shop, where he taught himself cabinet and furniture making. Not satisfied with just buying lumber, Len immersed himself in the idea of wood as material, falling and milling trees that would one day find their way into his finished work. This is nowhere more true than in his bowl turning, where he has focused on turning green wood.

Many years of learning by doing have given him a sense of how to begin at the beginning and to persist through process to a finished piece. Len has a special place in his life for those who want to learn how to work with wood, and is desirous of sharing his hard earned knowledge to help his students move in satisfying and productive directions.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The non-profit creativity center is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. There is no daily admission fee and the building is ADA compliant. Information:
www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.