I live on a wooded piece of land in upper Bucks County, PA. This was a deliberate action to live among the trees, the raw material of my passion. Being close to these giants has instilled a sense of respect and love for nature. My artistic view is most often toward the beauty of all things natural. My early years in Dad’s shop spurred an interest in woodworking that lasts to this day. We would make beautiful bird houses together. The smell of cutting walnut still takes me back to that wonderful time. I worked as a stone mason for many years. This experience taught me to look for balance in the total piece, and a work ethic to get the job done. I left my masonry job of 28 years to pursue my lifelong dream of working wood full time. I build custom furniture and artistic wood turning and carving. Teaching wood carving and wood turning in my studio is a very satisfying part of my business. Recently I have been exploring caves. This has been an avid pursuit which spills over into my artwork, resulting in critical acclaim. These pieces are in collections from coast to coast (Washington state to New York).
Upcoming Classes:
CARVING FOR TURNERS
March 17 & 18, 2012
In this class Michael will be teaching carving on your turning. He will cover layout and design, power carving, coloring and texturing. For those interested he will cover sculpting on heavy wall turnings. Items to bring would include power carvers, turned pieces to work on and a sense of creativity. This is an intermediate to advanced class. Michael has plenty of carvers for those that do not have their own. Please bring your safety gear also. The class will be both days from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The fee for this comprehensive class is $400.00
THIN WALLED VASES AND HOLLOW VESSELS
April 14 & 15, 2012
Michael will show you his method of turning a thin walled open vase (as thin as you like, 1/8" to 1/16"). This includes the use of the bowl gouge, hook tools and scrapers. The hollow vessel portion of this class will include the use of simple hollowing tools, and laser guided tools, and the technique of hollowing with a bowl gouge. Items to bring include are hollowing tools, laser and simple tools and normal turning tools. Please bring your safety gear also. The class will be both days from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The fee for this comprehensive class is $400.00
Michael Kehs Woodworks
