Böcker av The Center for Art in Wood

Initially, they were the waste product of wooden bowls turned in an ancient technique by Robin Wood of the United Kingdom, an expert pole-lathe turner and author. Known for his historical and functional objects made on a foot-powered lathe, Wood keeps the tradition of pole turning alive. The leg-powered process Wood uses results in thousands of solid, round chunks -- Cores -- that get broken out of the centre of the bowl at the last moment. Wood donated 100 Cores, which ranged in size from 50 x 50mm to 75 x 100mm to The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. The Center sent Cores to two-score artists who agreed to the challenge of reworking them into new pieces of art. These works, shown here in over 240 colour photographs, formed the exhibition -- Robin Wood's CORES Recycled -- by The Center for Art in Wood.