Artist’s Bio

Larry's involvement in woodturning began in the 70's as part of a project to make a bedroom suite. He purchased a used lathe and a basic box of tools and naively set out to turn a set of posts for his waterbed. He taught himself at the beginning through books and basic instruction manuals. After joining the Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild, he attended every demonstration and symposium that he could in order to broaden his horizons.

Larry is currently playing around with hollow forms that have an "oriental" appearance. He has also been influenced by Southwest Indian Pottery.

Most work is started as freshly cut (green) wood and roughly turned. Larger pieces are stabilized by boiling them in water for up to 2 hours. The end grain is then coated with an end sealer and the drying is controlled up to 6 months. The wood is acclimatized to room temperature for up to 2 months and then turned again.