July 22, 2009, Murray Stein

MURRAY STEIN WAS BACK IN TOWN FOR THE SUMMER AND DEMONSTRATED HIS TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING HIS AWARD-WINNING SEGMENTED WOOD BOWL TURNINGS.

As an artist, Murray says multi-colored wood is his palette, his chisels are his brushes and his lathe is his easel.   During his talk, he passed around partially assembled pieces of segmentation, so the class could see the steps taken in building up these unusual vessels. 

The  technique lends itself to replicating Native American pottery, which are his favorites, but he also has a collection of hi-tech UFOs equipped with electronics, as well as an ‘International Collection’ consisting of replicas of vessels from all over the world.