Fine Woodturning : The Memoir of a Craft Artist

I was quite young when in answer to my mother’s query as to my ambition I announced I was going to be a writer. I clearly already knew I wouldn’t fit the usual boxes expected of a female of my time. I imagined I’d be a professional of some sort but I never thought for a moment that I would eventually become a professional woodturner. It was a niche which suited my independent, creative spirit for nearly twenty years and was a very satisfying way to make a living.

Those years from the mid 1980s were pre-digital so finally it’s time to do the writing and get my files of prints, slides, reviews and articles into a conveniently accessible form..

This is a personal archive rather than a scholarly exercise so I haven’t recorded provenance for any works as they are distributed widely here and overseas. Much of the daily detail has been lost from my memory banks but I have kept fairly good records so specifications will generally be accurate and any errors are mine alone..