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 concentrates on domestic hardwoods, including maple, cherry, birch, butternut, and walnut. He enjoys using exotics on occasion. He likes to incorporate surface embellishments, such as textured, air-brushed, gilded, or woodburned accents, on a turned piece.
Carl shows his work and teaches a variety of workshops at the Southampton Art Centre in Southampton, Intersections Wood Collaborative (formerly Stephen Hogbin's Intersections Wood Gallery & Studio) in Owen Sound, and, Owen Sound Artists Cooperative 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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 | Cryptex 2 ½" diameter by 6 ¼"
Cryptex prototype, as seen the Davinci Code movie, with woodburned lettering. Passcode is LULALU, after Lulu the cat, to unlock secret compartment. Components made from elm branch wood, finished with tung oil. © Carl Durance |
Black Walnut Stave Vase 5" diameter by 10 ½" tall
Stave constructed vase, 8 black walnut staves, accents of thick pink-dyed veneer laminated with maple and black-dyed pear veneers (7 layers), hard maple burl top, curly maple lip and base, 251 pieces, tung oil finish. © Carl Durance |  |
 | Collection of Bottle Stoppers Collection of bottle stoppers using solid woods, laminated woods, and veneers, some incorporating Celtic Knots or checkerboard designs, finished with friction polish. © Carl Durance |
Collection of Chevron Pens A collection of chevron pens using various domestic and exotic woods and veneers with Cigar, and Ultra Cigar pen kits. © Carl Durance |  |
 | Christmas Tree Hollow-Globe Ornaments 2" diameter by 9" tall
Hanging Christmas tree hollow-globe ornaments using maple, nogal, and black walnut, segmented construction, 104 pieces per ornament, microfine abrasive wax finish. © Carl Durance |
Spinning-Top Lidded Boxes A collection of Spinning-Top Lidded Boxes turned from hard maple, coloured with permanent markers, and finished with tung oil. Boxes are approximately 2¼" diameter and 4½" tall. Functional spinning tops form the lids of the boxes. Boxes may be inverted to provide a platform upon which to spin the top. An ultimate addition to the desk of the busy executive! © Carl Durance |  |
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