Carl Durance
(Creative Magic Design) | | Wiarton, Ontario, Canada |
About Carl Growing up on a large poultry farm in Ontario, working with his hands came naturally to Carl, instilling values of strong work ethic and respect for all things natural. His creative instinct and desire for challenge led to the position of Associate Director of a leading-edge computer software research and development group at the University of Waterloo.
Carl now focuses that creative energy and desire to learn to ever-increasing artistic endeavours. He is accomplished in different art forms, using clay, glass, metal, stone, and wood, including lampworked/flameworked glass, pottery, stained and fused glass, bird carving, glass enamelling on metal, jewellery, and wood turning. Carl lives in a tranquil country setting hemmed between Colpoys Bay to the North and the Niagara Escarpment to the South.
Carl started turning wood in the mid 1980s. He is currently a member of the Grey-Bruce Woodturners Guild in Kincardine, Simcoe Woodturners Guild in Barrie, Thames Valley Woodturners Guild in London, American Association of Woodturners, Segmented Woodturners, and Ornamental Turning International. Through a combination of instructional training and self-taught (trial & error), Carl continues to develop and refine his technique.
Carl shows his work and teaches a variety of classes at the Southampton Art Centre in Southampton and Stephen Hogbin's Intersections Wood Gallery & Studio in Owen Sound, and is a regular presenter at other guilds and public events.
For more information on Carl's work, you can contact Carl at lazy.bee@bmts.com. |
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 | Fluted Goblet Goblet turned from hard maple with a captive ring on the stem; finished with tung oil; stands 8" high and 2" diameter with 1/16th" wall thickness. © Carl Durance |
Small Stave Vase 2 3/8" diameter by 4 3/8" tall
Stave constructed vase, 8 curly maple staves, accents of maple and black-dyed pear veneers, black cherry burl top, ebony lip and base, tung oil finish. © Carl Durance |  |
 | Rainbow of Pens Rainbow of Pens is a collection based on the "Easy Grip" or "Comfort" pen kit for a local organization. Primarily figured hard maple with a variety of natural and dyed wood inserts trimmed with black-dyed veneer. © Carl Durance |
Collection of Spoons A collection of spoons with turned handles and carved scoops. Left-to-Right, Birch, Basswood, Ash, Apple, Birch, and bottom, Butternut. Average 12 1/2" length. Tung oil finish. © Carl Durance |  |
 | Curly Maple Staved Vase 4 ½" diameter by 9 ¾" tall
Stave constructed vase, 8 curly maple staves, hard maple burl cap, imbuya lip and base, accents of thick mahogany veneer laminated with maple and black-dyed pear veneers (5 layers), 186 pieces, tung oil finish. © Carl Durance |
We're-in-this-together Pen Maple Leaf pen with "We're in this together" engraved pen clip, 132 individual pieces of wood forming a segmented swirl; Maple, Pau Amarello, Purpleheart, Roasted Maple, and black-dyed veneer.Donated to Southampton Arts Centre local food bank fundraiser. © Carl Durance |  |
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