Ross Elliot

I retired and moved to Navan in 1995 and, as a new retiree, I started looking for  activities to fill my new-found time. My wife bought me a Taig Wood Lathe from  Lee Valley and I progressed through a variety of pen and pencil kits. I joined  the Valley Wood Turners who meet monthly at Louis Riel High School. This group  offers training courses, guest speakers and a variety of competitions. I hit a  high when I won the Novice First Prize for Hollow Forms (see pictures below) at  the Ottawa Wood Show!! I followed up with Firsts in the intermediate and Senior  Hollow Forms in later Wood Shows. I was hooked!!
I progressed in my toys (oops  tools) with the addition of 3 more lathes.
 
I sold some of my work through a  gallery for a couple of years, but more recently, I am expanding my skills on a  variety of functional pieces - bowls, pepper mills, pens - and artistic pieces -  hollow forms, vases, and wall hangings. I search for exotic woods from around  the world and strive to show them off in a spectacular way for my pleasure and  occasionally as gifts for others.

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