Residency Blog
Conversations with Collectors: The Mason Collection
As the group of 6 ITE residents got out of the van, parked in the garage of a fine Washington DC residential building, Jane and Arthur Mason greeted us with big smiles. Arthur welcomed us through a rather plain garage style doorway - and I admit, I assumed that I...
Conversations with Collectors
One of the greatest traditions of the ITE residency is the exchange of passions and ideas within the world of wood art. This past weekend we were invited to do just that down in Washington DC with collectors and curators who are experts in the field. Its been a...
The Wood Dump
Tucked away in a remote corner of Fairmount Park, is a place where all of the trees cut down in the city eventually wind up. Welcome to the wood dump. Log piles of cherry, varieties of oaks and pines and many other woods lay strewn about - waiting for Gus to lead...
Reflections of Echo Lake
Echo Lake is an annual event that started in 1999 in Bucks County, PA with Dave Hardy, Mark Sfirri and Bil Sticker planning and coordinating the event. The name is in recognition of the model for collaborative creative events, “Emma Lake,” a biennial event in...
University of the Arts hooks up the ITE photojournalists!
As we strolled out of the elevator on the 15th floor of the UArts campus, Tara blazed a trail straight to the media lab. Many thanks to Rachelle and Jeff for generously lending us the use of a Sony EX-1 and some audio goodies to capture this years program in HD.
On Day One
Orientation Day at the Wood Turning Center is something like going down the rabbit hole into the world of art and inspiration. As a visual person, I'm going to claim that I'm speechless... or else it would take a day to write all the news we have to share. Here...