An Old Friend

An old family friend stopped by for a visit on his way back from the American Crafts Council show in Atlanta today. Ive know Charles Faucher my whole life but to suddenly be able to talk as adults about the work that we do was very nice. Its really interesting to gather all the perspective and insight from someone who has been doing this for a long long time. He is a wood turner who lives in southern New Hampshire but has also been involved in all other aspect of wood working at earlier points in his life. He makes some amazing pieces which he describes as mostly sculptural, the fact that it is a bowl is almost incidental, but of course like any crafter he started making salad bowls and has moved from there to what he now does. Take a look at the website. Amazing work. We traded a mug for a small cup of his but my camera seems to have run out of batteries.