Woodturning Master Class

Anderson Ranch is a learning community dedicated to creativity and growth through the making and understanding of the visual arts located on five scenic acres in Snowmass Village, near Aspen, Colorado.

Advance your skills in bowl and vessel making guided by an internationally recognized master. Use advanced tool methods and turning techniques to experience the uniquely dynamic, body-mind process of woodturning. Concentrated studio time is combined with lively discussions of craft and design issues to inspire a deeper understanding of this distinctive creative process.

Our medium is wood: both green and dry. Advanced techniques include turning open and closed forms with the Ellsworth signature gouge and a variety of hollowing tools.

The instructor is David Ellsworth. David has been a studio woodturner and vessel maker for 30 years. He is the founder and former president of the American Association of Woodturners and is a fellow and trustee of the American Craft Council. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the White House and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution.