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Concord Art Association (CAA) presents Jim Rodgers April 12, 2011

     While Jim has learned woodturning from respected local and international artists, he is mostly self taught.
     He devotes full time to turning, demonstration and teaching. Jim is the wood turning instructor for the MT Diablo Unified School District's wood turning program where he teaches several semester-length turning courses. Jim also coaches wood turning at the high school level in the Acalanes School District and offers one-day courses at Woodcraft of Dublin.
     Jim's turning passion is polychromatic segmented wood turning, platters, and hollow vessels.
Jim is a member of the Bay Area Woodturners Association, Diablo Woodworkers, The American Craft Council, The American Association of Woodturners, and the Martinez Art Association.

     “I want to communicate the beauty of wood in forms that allow the eye to focus on the wood. My interest is polychromatic segmented vessels and green wood hollow forms.
I use many woods native to the Western United States and accented with tropical exotics. I study the creations of many other artists working in wood, ceramic, and other media and adapt the most interesting ideas into my work.  Ideas grow from my students and workshop participants who inspire me to new forms and designs.”
I welcome your comments, question, and observations so please feel free to email: jlrodgers@aol.com or phone: 1-925-229-5773.

http://www.jlrodgers.com/   

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