Dave Schweitzer
Wood Turner
Dave Schweitzer was born in Midland, Michigan and has resided in the Pacific Northwest since 1962. Dave and his wife Lu now live near Hartstine Island where they enjoy spending time with their children, grandchildren and entertaining their friends.
Dave retired from Operating Engineers, where he was a diesel mechanic, welder and fabricator for 40 years. Dave now spends some of his retirement hours tending his oyster and clam beds and spoiling his cat. After retiring Dave was looking for an art medium. Having worked with metal most of his adult life he considered metal sculpture but felt wood was a much softer medium and readily available considering the area in which he lives. Like many woodturners Dave started out working in his garage. He now turns in a 3300 sq. ft. studio, on the shores of South Puget Sound.
Dave has taken his talents, fabricated his own lathe and tools, which he uses on his turnings. He makes one of-a-kind pieces, as no two pieces of wood are the same. He shows particular attention to form, detail and finishes which best show the fine grain and beauty of the natural woods.
Dave is a member of the American Association of Woodturners. He is affiliated with the Olympic Peninsula Chapter and the South Puget Sound Chapter. Dave has demonstrated throughout the USA and Canada and has been acknowledged in several publications.
Exhibitions
2009 "Restful Places" American Assoc of Woodturners, Gallery of Wood art, St.Paul, MN
2008 "Woodturning on the Edge" Pritchard Gallery, Moscow, ID
2008 "The Mask Show" Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA
2008 "Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational" American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
2008 "The Box Show" Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle WA
2008 "Functional & Form Art That Works" The Gallery at Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island, WA
Award Winning Exhibitions
2007 2nd Place "The Box Show" Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle WA
Teaching. Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums
2011 AAW 25th Anniversary Symposium, MN
2010 Utah Woodworking Symposium
2010 Conducted Woodturning Seminars in US and Canada
2009 Conducted Woodturning Seminars in US and Canada
Publications
Dec. 2010 American Woodturner Magazine, pages 41-43
Winter 2006 Woodturning Design Magazine, pages 33-36
Fall 2005 Woodturning Design Magazine, pages 41-43
Spring 2005 American Woodturner Magazine, Cover photo, page 40
Wood Turner
Dave Schweitzer was born in Midland, Michigan and has resided in the Pacific Northwest since 1962. Dave and his wife Lu now live near Hartstine Island where they enjoy spending time with their children, grandchildren and entertaining their friends.
Dave retired from Operating Engineers, where he was a diesel mechanic, welder and fabricator for 40 years. Dave now spends some of his retirement hours tending his oyster and clam beds and spoiling his cat. After retiring Dave was looking for an art medium. Having worked with metal most of his adult life he considered metal sculpture but felt wood was a much softer medium and readily available considering the area in which he lives. Like many woodturners Dave started out working in his garage. He now turns in a 3300 sq. ft. studio, on the shores of South Puget Sound.
Dave has taken his talents, fabricated his own lathe and tools, which he uses on his turnings. He makes one of-a-kind pieces, as no two pieces of wood are the same. He shows particular attention to form, detail and finishes which best show the fine grain and beauty of the natural woods.
Dave is a member of the American Association of Woodturners. He is affiliated with the Olympic Peninsula Chapter and the South Puget Sound Chapter. Dave has demonstrated throughout the USA and Canada and has been acknowledged in several publications.
Exhibitions
2009 "Restful Places" American Assoc of Woodturners, Gallery of Wood art, St.Paul, MN
2008 "Woodturning on the Edge" Pritchard Gallery, Moscow, ID
2008 "The Mask Show" Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA
2008 "Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational" American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
2008 "The Box Show" Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle WA
2008 "Functional & Form Art That Works" The Gallery at Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island, WA
Award Winning Exhibitions
2007 2nd Place "The Box Show" Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle WA
Teaching. Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums
2011 AAW 25th Anniversary Symposium, MN
2010 Utah Woodworking Symposium
2010 Conducted Woodturning Seminars in US and Canada
2009 Conducted Woodturning Seminars in US and Canada
Publications
Dec. 2010 American Woodturner Magazine, pages 41-43
Winter 2006 Woodturning Design Magazine, pages 33-36
Fall 2005 Woodturning Design Magazine, pages 41-43
Spring 2005 American Woodturner Magazine, Cover photo, page 40
