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• New Television Series - A new TV series, "Wood Works" broadcast on Community Television of Santa Cruz County, profiles local woodworkers. "Wood Works" is broadcast on cable channels 27 & 73. Santa Cruz Woodworkers Matthew Werner and Michael Singer are featured in episodes #1 and #2 respectively. Ron Cook was just filmed and will be in episode #3. Check CommunityTV.org for the program schedule. You can also see the episodes online at blip.tv (http://blip.tv/file/4034823)
• Santa Cruz Woodworkers Om Anand, Roger Heitzman, Michael Singer, andMatthew Werner have works in a new book, 500Cabinets: A Showcase of Design & Craftsmanship, by Ray Hemachandra and John Grew Sheridan. It is published by
Lark Books. The following is the publisher's info on the book:
From a closed hutch and bedside table to cupboards, curios, and a waterfall chest ofdrawers, these 500 outstanding contemporary cabinets showcase the art and craft of fine furniture making. These newly made works celebrate shape, joinery, detailing, color, or the subtle combination of all those qualities. Above all, each piece testifies to the design and technical skills of its creator, and has that most precious element of all: imagination.
Check with your local independent bookstore for availability. It can also be purchased through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
• One of Ron Cook's hand-carved folk spoons was included in the 
American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in an AAW Symposium Special Exhibition, called A Gathering of Spoons: Selections from the collection of Norman D. Stevens. An exhibition catalog with the same title is available through the AAW website. The following is part of the Foreword by Barry Gordon and Norm Sartorius:
The wooden spoon is among the oldest of the world's essential funcional objects. Though often mundane, it can also provide an opportunity for skilled wood artists to create elegant sculptural objects to be examined, handled, and admired. ...A Gathering of Spoons is an extraordinary collection of nine-inch wooden spoons assembled by Norman D. Stevens since 2006, which documents contemporary spoon making in the early 21st century. This selection of 100 teaspoons from a collection of more than 180 pieces is a feast for the eyes. ...Spoons in the exhibit range from those with a functional folk character to highly sophisticated pieces intended as decorative objects. ...The impressive number of participating spoon carvers reflects widespread interest by woodworkers in this traditional craft.
• Santa Cruz Woodworkers Exhibit in the Rittenhouse Building is back. The new windows have been installed and our exhibit is once again on view. If you're in downtown Santa Cruz visiting its wonderful stores, restaurants, and/or movie theaters, stop by and take a look in the Rittenhouse Building's windows at our one-of-a-kind, handmade woodwork. Link: Santa Cruz Sentinel Article on our exhibit.
• Joshua Salesin and Ron Cook featured in "Wood Art Today 2" Book - Several of Salesin's and Cook's pieces are included in Wood Art Today 2, a new book of current trends in international woodworking which explores the artists' inspirations and techniques. Available May 2010. Links: Shiffer website (publisher) & Amazon.com
• Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History -We have a major exhibit scheduled at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History in 2011.
Dates:July 30 through November 13. Reception: August 29, 2011.
• Our Santa Cruz Woodworker Powerpoint Presentation is available online. Use the above link to view.
(You must have either Powerpoint or the free Powerpoint Viewer to view this file. Large file-9MB-please be patient when opening or downloading.)
To contact the Santa Cruz Woodworkers, our e-mail address is info@santacruzwoodworkers.org.