Woodturner Gary Gardner has been involved with wood since he was a small child. As a young lad growing up in a poor household in Brooklyn, N.Y., Gary learned at an early age to make toys and furnishings for himself and his three siblings. Milk crates became scooters; packing boxes made excellent tables and benches. Gary worked at a lumber camp where he found that his soul was fed by the beauty of the forest. Over the years he was always drawn to wood working, building, and restoring both homes and furniture. After retiring, Gary moved with his beloved Sherry to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. It was at this time Gary revisited the lathe, an art form that he had first experienced in junior high school. 

     It was in learning to remove trees from the forest which led Gary to strive to restore them to their great majestic beauty. In his turnings he uses great patience to take away only what is necessary to enable the wood to express its' inner beauty. Gary never forces his ideas of shape or form onto a piece of wood, but rather exercises serene control of self and tools to allow each piece to evolve into its' own unique art form.

    Gary has studied under many masters including, Dick Sing, Alan Lacer, Nick Cook, Lane Philips, and many more. Now, Gary uses a great deal of his time teaching woodturning at his studio in Morganton, GA. as well as at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. He is often requested to demonstrate for woodturning clubs around the nation and at various symposia.

  Please check availability by emailing  turningleaf@tds.net or by calling # 706-632-6625

 

GG287 Spalted Ambrosia Maple Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 13 inches high x 12 inches in diameter

$1,195.00

 

  

 

 

GG285 Wild Mountain Cherry Burl Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 7 1/2 inches high x 11 1/2 inches in diameter

$795.00

 

 

 

     

 

GG279 Mormon Poplar Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 7 1/2 inches tall by 6 1/2 inches in diameter

$795.00

 

 

Norfolk Island Pine

Approximate size 6 inches high by 10 inches wide

GG169  $525.00

 

 

 

 

  

 Norfolk Island Pine Closed Hollow Form GG220

Approximate size 6 inches high by 9 1/2 inches in diameter

$450.00

 

 

 

 

GG289 Box Elder Burl Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 5 1/4 inches by 6 1/4 inches in diameter

SOLD
   
 

  

GG286 Box Elder Burl Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 5 1/2 inches high by 6 inches in diameter

$ 350.00

 

  

GG127 Figured Maple Platter

Approximate size 14 1/2 inches in diameter

$225.00

 
   

 

  

GG276 Cherry Closed Hollow Form SOLD

 

GG274 Loblolly Pine Open Hollow Form $195.00

 

 
  

GG293 Box Elder Burl Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 4 inches high by 4 inches in diameter

SOLD

  

 

 

GG239  & GG243 Citrus Closed Hollow Forms

$165.00 each

 
   

 

 

 

 

 

GG283 Cherry Burl Natural Edge Bowl SOLD

 

 

     

  

GG187 Local Mineral Poplar closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 3 inches high by 5 inches in diameter

$110.00

 

 

 

 

 

Box Elder Plate

Approximate size 9 1/2 inches in diameter

GG255 $110.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highly Figured Ambrosia Maple Plate

Approximate size 9 3/4 inches in diameter

GG256 $110.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

GG179 Local Wormy Cherry Miniature Closed Hollow Form

Approximate size 4 inches high by 4 inches in diameter

$ 95.00

 

 

Perfume Pens Turned of local and exotic imported hardwoods

 GG003 $ 29.95 each