Guest Demonstrator February 2002:
Jim McPhail
 Jim McPhail has been a turner for 15 years and a full-time professional for the last seven years. He is self-taught.
McPhail has developed a style of small bowl-making involving the lamination of multiple
layers of different colors, textures and thicknesses of wood. His bowls generally contain
from nine to 21 layers and are between one and five inches wide.
He is especially well known for his bright, smooth finishes.
He will demonstrate the steps to create a "layered" bowl, including choosing and
prepping the woods, gluing, turning and finishing.
Memberships:
- Southern Highland Craft Guild - Juried Artist
- Carolina Mountain Woodturners - Director / Newsletter Co-editor
- American Association of Woodturners - Member
Work Currently Shown at:
- AllanStand Shop at the Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
- GuildCraft Gallery, Asheville, NC
- Seven Sisters Shop and Gallery, Black Mountain, NC
Publications, Shows, Commissions:
- Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge, Green and Gross,
1997: Featured Craft Artist.
- del Mano CERF Benefit Show, 1997 and 1998:
Invited Craft Artist.
- Seven Sisters Shop and Gallery, 1999 Fall Gallery
Show, Invited Craft Artist.
- Novartis - Corporate Commissions, 1997 & 2000
Total of 64 bowls for gifts in Switzerland.
- Southern Highland Craft Guild "Black and White:
Revisited" May, 2001. Four bowls exhibited.
- Southern Highland Craft Guild, July and October Craft Fairs, Asheville, NC, 2001: Exhibitor.
- Carolina Woodturners symposium, Statesville, NC, November, 2001: Demonstrator
Memberships:
- Southern Highland Craft Guild: Juried Member
- Carolina Mountain Woodturners: Board of Directors
- American Association of Woodturners: Member
Woodcraft Experience:
Current emphasis on layered bowls; fifteen years experience designing and producing useful and decorative wood objects.
Approach to Woodcraft:
My experience in graphic design gives me an understanding of creative concept, form, color, finish and craftsmanship.
My layered crafts are composed of woods chosen from a palette of more than a hundred-thirty species.
Design Experience:
More than thirty years creating packaging design, corporate identity design and general print graphics in
Chicago, Illinois, Winston-Salem, NC and Asheville, NC.
Education:
- Middlebury College, Middlebury Vermont
- The Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA
Jim's Web Site
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