‘Solar orb’ commemorative art piece

‘Solar orb’ commemorative art piece

“Solar Orb” is the work of German sculptor Jürgen Batscheider.  It is a 5-metre gilded orb made of 149 individual elements placed at the Flight 4U9525 crash site, to remember the 149 victims of the tragedy of 24 March 2015.  The surface of the “Solar Orb” is made of...

Quarter-sawn wood for platters, and May 2023 news

Quarter-sawn wood for platters, and May 2023 news

Read my May 2023 newsletter - with details of the advantages of quarter-sawn wood for platters and new products on my website such as a rubber-backed magnet for dust extraction hose connection to your lathe. You can download my new video, the Large Wide-rim Platter,...

Enhancing Wood Grain for Stunning Results

Enhancing Wood Grain for Stunning Results

Welcome to my woodturning ezine. I have been asked lots of questions recently about when or why use milk paint on woodturned pieces?  Below I will give you my thoughts on this. Also included in this newsletter is some recent news about our classes, a wonderful annual...

Bursary for Entrepreneurial Women Woodturners

Bursary for Entrepreneurial Women Woodturners

All-Women Wood Turning Week - Bursary/Scholarship Woodturning with Glenn Lucas Monday 21st to Friday 25th August 2023 Exhibition of your work on Sat 26th August 5-day woodturning tuition worth €1,150 - free to you. Includes wood and lunches daily. Tools, safety wear...

‘A fabulous Carlow success story’

‘A fabulous Carlow success story’

Our local newspaper the Carlow Nationalist ran a feature on the business and we were delighted to meet with Journalist Michael Tracey and Photographer Michael O'Rourke and show them around the workshop in July 2022. Here is a copy of the article, in case you wish to...

CraftHub Residency/Collaboration

CraftHub Residency/Collaboration

European Residency - hosted by Glenn Lucas 28th March-1st April 2022 Over five days, nine Craftspeople from Europe came to south Carlow to collaborate on this project. They started the week with a plank of wood and a log. Nine openings were created in the plank, then...