Julie Heryet
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My first steps into the realms of woodturning were taken by accident.
During years living in New Zealand in the mid-1990s, I enrolled on a woodworking evening course. At that time my thoughts were more of tables and cabinets rather than of hollow forms and chasing threads. In a moment of workshop exploration, I found a lathe, had a play and was immediately enthralled by the woodturning process.
Working with wet wood particularly excites me. Working straight from the log, much of my inspiration is gained. I endeavour to create hollow forms, vessels and sculptural pieces that reflect a lifelong love of trees. The immediacy and spontaneity of using wet timber on the lathe is such a joy, be it a finished article or a medium upon which to then apply further creative processes.
Dry, well-seasoned timber is used however, for crafting high quality, hand-chased, threaded boxes. Whether the finished items are functional or purely decorative; whether the timber is plain or highly figured, form and sensuous curves are paramount in complementing the timber’s inherent beauty.
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Website: www.julieheryet-woodturner.co.uk
Julie's own gallery: Boxes Hollows Lobed Forms Bowls Platters
Email: julie.heryet@blueyonder.co.uk
Telephone: 0117 968 3440
In the past four years, I have had pleasure not only creating turned items, but also teaching and demonstrating the process too.
It has been an honour to demonstrate at numerous woodturning clubs across the UK. So to at AWGB seminars, Ripon, the Utah symposium in the USA and at the symposium in Ireland. It has been an immense privileged to study with some of the best turners in the world. In particular Allan Batty here in the UK and Betty Scarpino and Virginia Dotson in the United States.
In sharing my enthusiasm for woodturning, I hope that I may encourage others to take-up the lathe and embark on an extremely rewarding and absorbing activity.
2008
June 2008 American Association of Woodturners Symposium – Demonstrator
August 2008 Arrowmont Arts and Crafts - Teaching Assistant
2007
October 2007 Irish Woodturning Symposium. Demonstrator
August 2007 The Gloucester Guild of Craftsmen Summer Exhibition
July 2007 Teaching at the John Davis Wodturning Studio
May 2007 ‘Garden Party’ Somerset Arts Trail
2006
October 2006 Connoisseur Collection Westonbirt Arboretum Exhibition
August 2006 Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design
July 2006 Weyhill Woodfair
June 2006 Utah Woodturning Symposium USA, demonstrator
May 2006 'From the Wood' Exhibition, Hay-on-Wye
2005
August 2005 Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design
August 2005 AWGB seminar, demonstrator
May 2005 Ripon seminar, demonstrator
2004
October 2004 Connoisseur Collection Westonbirt Arboretum Exhibition
August 2004 Celebration of Craftsmanship and Design
2003
August 2003 : One-slot presentation AWGB seminar
Tony Boase tribute award
March 2003 Bursary from the Worshipful Company of Turners
2002 and before
November 2002 : Gold Award Open Gallery Axminster
Tony Boase Award Axminster
August 2002 Entered on to the roll of the Register of Professional Turners.
July 2001 Scholarship to attend the AWGB 8th International Seminar
April 2000 First Prize Open Category Midlands Exhibition
November 1999 2nd 'Millennium Bowl' Axminster
April 1999 First Prize Novice Category Midlands Exhibition