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Minutes of the November, 2003 CWT Meeting
by Marie Hunter

November CWT Minutes Paul Shotola opened the meeting with the house rules. Fran Islin is looking for someone to do the demo at the January meeting. Wayne B. gave the Treasurer’s report and Andy Kuby gave the membership report. Currently we have 195 paid memberships. 75 member were at the meeting as well as 2 guests. They are Patrick Podstawa from Antioch and Keith Schreiter from Round Lake Beach.

Club members will be doing a Turnaround at Woodcraft on Saturday, December 6th. Club T-shirts are available for $10.00 Binh Pho is trying to get demonstrators lined up for the all-day seminars for 2004. David Ellsworth is on tap for October. He also has a turner from the South Pacific area who should be here in June. His name will be listed in a future newsletter. If you have any suggestions for turners you would like to see, let Binh know. Some suggestions were made. Binh also mentioned the book “Wood Art Today.” He is able to get it at a discounted price. If you are interested, contact Binh. A copy will be ordered for the club library. George W. showed a remote that he uses with his dust collector.

Oliver B. is in charge of the holiday party at the December meeting. Here is the plan. Bring party food. And, if you are ambitious, turn a holiday related item. Prizes will be given for the top 3 winners. There will also be a gift exchange of items related to woodturning, valued up to $20.00. If you covet someone else’s gift, you may be able to steal it away by exchanging your gift for his gift when your number is called. And Paul S. tells us there will be some door prizes. Oliver was hoping someone would provide decorations for the party. If you can help, contact Oliver.

Nominations for President and Secretary were held. Paul Shotola was nominated for President and Paul Cavanaugh was nominated for Secretary. So we have the Paul-Paul party running and I’d be willing to bet they will win by a landslide, unless someone pays enough to buy the election for write-in candidates. The election will be held at the December meeting.

Paul S. mentioned that members are hiding their light under a bucket. He wants members to tell the group when they will be doing demos, so folks will have a chance to see the demo.

The Hardwood Connection will have an open house Nov. 22. Dick Sing will be doing a demo there. Dodie Baumgarten is trying to get the Field Museum to feature a woodturning demo. At the present time, the museum is doing some remodeling. She may get some action next year. Steve Sinner had a turned piece in an International Invitational Show which was held in South Korea. He won an engraved trophy. Maybe we can get him to bring it to a meeting for display. He didn’t mention this prize at the meeting, but his good friend, Jim Brooks, let us know. Nothing bashful about Jim. Thanks, Jim. Glenn McMurray showed an additive which absorbs UV rays and is said to keep wood from losing its color. He has small bottles of it available for $5. Darrell Rader brought in some Arrowmount catalogs.

The raffle was held. Darrell Rader did the critique. Dennis Sullivan brought in 3 pieces and not one of them had any rusty bolts or old water pipes attached. It seems as though Dennis’s inventory has become depleted. If any of you are remodeling and are ripping out old plumbing, keep Dennis in mind. And did any of you catch the soft W.C.Fields sound that Darrell emitted a couple of times. Maybe Darrell has a hidden talent. Hey, Darrell, don’t hide your light under a bucket. Oliver Buettner did a demo on stone cutting. I missed the demo, but Fran and John Islin told me that Oliver discussed the stones that are available and showed the tools he uses. He provided a comprehensive guide to stone cutting and gave a full description of the processes and techniques involved in the cutting, polishing and mounting of the stone. The audience showed their appreciation. Oliver convinced them that stone cutting would be a worthwhile project to try in their workshops. Don’t forget the holiday party.

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Wood Artist Receives International Award

Wood artist Steve Sinner has won a Special Citation and trophy in the 2003 International Cheongju Craft Biennale held in September in Cheongju, South Korea. His winning work, entitled “Dancers And Warriors II”, is a 27 inch high by 9 1/4 inch diameter maple vessel featuring figures of dancers and warriors in silver leaf and patina. It represents the continual struggle between opposing elements of human nature. Competition was open to artists worldwide. Over 200 artists were chosen in ten categories; 23 were from the United States. Additional information on the competition is available at http://www.cheongjubiennale.or.kr/main/htm/contest-finaljudging.htm.

Sinner’s work is featured at MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery West, Rock Island, Illinois through October, and will be represented by del Mano Gallery at SOFA Chicago 2003.