Brian Vaughan

I have loved wood all my life. In 2015, after over 40 years as a hobby woodworker, building furniture and cabinets, I took some woodturning instruction. I began to see  that artistic opportunities abound in all the types of wood - the grain, the knots, the cracks and flaws, and natural processes such as spalting.  My processes utilize the natural beauty of the wood,  but also adding texture  and sensation of motion, lift or depth through carving, pyrography or coloring techniques, often adding fine finials, accent rings or pedestals made from complementary woods. My finishing techniques are  also chosen depending on the final appearance I’m hoping to achieve.

 Most of my work consists of one-of-a-kind turnings using domestic and exotic woods. I specialize in hollow forms and lidded boxes.  The skills and techniques I have learned have been acquired from many hours spent with mentors,  hands-on workshops with internationally known woodturners/artists, and Zoom workshops and demonstrations with well known artists and subject matter experts.

I am currently a member of the Shoreline Artists Association and the Grey- Bruce Woodturners Guild. My work is also on display at the Goderich CoopGallery. I am present on  Instagram @brianvaughanturnings.