The Fine Art of Woodturning - Cindy Drozda

Cindy Drozda
“The Fine Art of Woodturning”
P.O. Box 19065 – Boulder, CO 80308 – voice: 303-449-7170 – fax: 720-306-3829 - cindy@cindydrozda.com - www.cindydrozda.com
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Work History:
2001 – Present: Demonstrating and teaching woodturning internationally at clubs, schools, and symposia
1995 - Present: Self employed as a studio woodturner, marketing at galleries and art shows.
1999 - 2001: Part owner of “Handmade in Colorado Artisans Gallery”
1989 - 2000: Part owner of F.G. Manufacturing, producing wheel-chair seats for a local customer
1988: Participated in “Fly America”, a coast-to-coast Hang Gliding adventure from Los Angeles, CA to Kitty Hawk, NC
1985 - 1996: Owner of L/D Enterprises, Boulder, CO, Hang Gliding Equipment Manufacturing and Repair, Cabinetwork.
1982 - 1985: Employed at Lefton Cabinets, Los Angeles, CA
1980 - 1985: Employed part-time at Hang Gliders of California, Santa Monica, CA
1977 - 1982: Employed at Universal Piano Company, Los Angeles, CA
1975: Graduated from Acton/Boxboro Regional High School, Acton, MA
Media Coverage:
June 2011: Creative Wood New Zealand
March 2011: Irish Woodturners’ Guild Journal Issue 56, “Musings from Colorado”
March 2011: “Woodturning” Magazine Issue 245, “Tea Break – 20 minutes with Cindy Drozda”
December 2008: Irish Woodturners’ Guild Journal Issue 47, 25th IWG Seminar coverage
December 2008: “Woodturning” Magazine, “AAW Symposium 2008” page 22
Winter 2008: “American Woodturner” Magazine, “Creative Couples” page 1
September-October 2007: “More Woodturning” Magazine
December 2006: “Southwest Art” Magazine, “My World” by Wolf Schneider
Fall 2006: "American Woodturner" Magazine
June 2006: “The Cultural Times” Magazine, “The Woodturners’ Art” by Lin Foa, page 12-13
June 2006: Irish Woodturners’ Guild Journal - Issue 37, “Profile” page 15
Fall 2005: "American Woodturner" Magazine, "The Woodturning Family" by Kevin Wallace
Summer 2005: “American Woodturner” Magazine, "Celebration of the Lidded Box"
July 2005: "Woodturning" Magazine Issue #151, “Ripon in retrospect”
Spring, 2005: “Woodturning” Magazine, profile by Steve Sinner with cover and images by Tim Benko
Spring 2005: “American Woodturner” Magazine, page 64
Fall, 2004: “American Woodturner” Magazine, pg 34, 35
July, 2004: Woodezine “Wood turner of the Month”
July 4, 2003: Denver TV Channel 2 News, 6:00am, interviewed in connection with Cherry Creek Arts Festival
July 5, 2003: Denver TV Channel 7 News, 8:00am, interviewed in connection with Cherry Creek Arts Festival
June 2003: Woodworker’s Journal eZine, “Cindy Drozda: Balancing Beautiful Wood with Beautiful Design”, by Lee Gilchrist
June 2003: Colorado Women News Magazine, Business News Section
Summer 2001: Profiled in the Rocky Mountain Woodturners’ Newsletter
Fall 1999 Issue: Boulder Magazine, Boulder, CO: Gallery Profile
September 1999: Boulder Daily Camera Newspaper, Boulder, CO
December 14, 1997: Boulder Daily Camera Newspaper, Boulder, CO
Published Articles:
2009: “Left Brain, Right Brain – Developing Signature Work”, Instructional DVD/Video
December 2008: Irish Woodturners’ Guild Journal Issue 47, “Cabbage, Bog Oak, and 3-ply Toilet Paper”
October 2008: “Finial Star”, Instructional DVD/Video
June 2007: “Fabulous Finial Box”, Instructional DVD/Video
June 2007: “Turned Boxes: A Formula for Success”, Instructional Booklet
May 2006: “Elegant Finials”, Instructional DVD/Video
June 2006: Irish Woodturners’ Guild Journal, “Cindy Drozda’s hints for working with Banksia Pods”
Spring 2006: American Woodturner Magazine, “Finial Design”
Summer 2005: American Woodturner Magazine, “Mind your turning manners”
Fall 2003: American Woodturner Magazine, “Instant Gallery Critique, A Woodturner's Perspective"
Fall 2002: American Woodturner Magazine, “Instant Gallery Critique, Cultivating Growth and Direction”
June 2002: Crafts Report Magazine, Insight section, “Essay on self confidence”

Cindy Drozda “The Fine Art of Woodturning”
Books:
2011: “Woodturning Today, A Dramatic Evolution”, Fox Chapel Publishing
2009: “Masters Woodturning – Major Works by Leading Artists”, Lark Books
2006: “Best of America Pottery and Woodworking”, Kennedy Publishing
2005: “Small and Miniature Turning” by Ron Hampton, pages 60, 150, 153
2004: "500 Wood Bowls" published by Lark Books
2004: "Beneath the Bark, 25 years of Woodturning" by Kip W. Christensen and Dale L. Nish
2004: "400 Wood Boxes" published by Lark Books
Exhibitions and Awards:
2012: “Sunshine Wildfire” receives Excellence Award at the AAW Symposium, and is chosen for the Gallery Critique
2011: “Roots”, American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art
2011: “Flora & Fauna”, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2011: “Inside and Outside the Box”, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2011: “A Wood Collector’s Home”, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville NC
2011: “The Fine Art of Wood”, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville NC
2011, 2010: “Small Treasures”, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2011: “Sculpture in the Park”, Juried Show, Loveland CO
2011: Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, Juried Show, Palm Beach FL
2011, 2010: “Masters of Contemporary Woodturning”, Vale Craft Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Chicago IL
2010: “Teapots”, American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art
2010: “Women in Wood”, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville NC
2010: “Women’s Works”, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL
2009: “The Spindle”, American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art
2009: Montpelier Mansion Exhibition of Woodturning, Laurel MD, Best in Show and Honorable Mention
2009: “Restful Places - Cremation Urns”, American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art
2010, 2009: SOFA Chicago Art Show, Invitational exhibition, represented by del Mano Gallery
2012, 2010, 2009: “Loveland Sculpture Invitational”, Juried Show, Loveland CO
2008: Woodturning Exhibition, The Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston SC
2008: “Woodturning over the Edge” Woodturning Exhibition, Pritchard Art Gallery, Moscow ID
2008, 2007: SOFA Chicago Art Show, Invitational exhibition, represented by Mowen Solinsky Gallery
2007: “Turnings: 2 Masters of Woodturning” Exhibition with J. Kermode, Mowen-Solinsky Gallery, Nevada City CA
2007: “Exhibit III”, Exhibition with Pam Murphy, Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim WI,
2007: “Turned Out”, The Real Mother Goose Gallery, Portland OR, Woodturning Exhibition
2007: 4 th Place, Sears Trostel Annual Woodworking Show, Ft Collins CO
2006: “Ingrained Passion”, Function+Art, Chicago IL
2006: “American Woodturners – Fine Art of Woodturning”, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs FL
2006: “Woodturned Sculptures Too”, The Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City IN
2006, 2003: Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Juried Show, Denver CO
2006: “Contemporary American Woodturning”, Invitational exhibition, Rochester Art Center, Rochester MN
2006, 2005, 2003: “Box and Container Show”, Juried exhibition, Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle WA
2005: SOFA Chicago Art Show, Invitational exhibition, represented by del Mano Gallery
2005: Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Invitational exhibition, represented by Douglas-Baker Gallery
2008, 2005: Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito CA, Juried show
2005: "The Red Show", Invitational Exhibition, East End Applied Arts, Aurora CO
2005: "Art Beneath The Bark - A Celebration of Woodturning", Invitational Exhibition, Lake Oswego OR
2005: Solo Exhibition, Vessel Gallery of Contemporary American Ceramics, Huntingdon Valley PA
2005: ACC Craft Show, St Paul MN, Juried Show
2005: “Showcase 2005: Women in Woodworking”, Saratoga Springs City Center, Saratoga NY
2005: “A Nation of Enchanted Form”, Invitational exhibition, Messler Gallery, Rockport ME, AAW Gallery, St Paul MN
2004: “National Wood Working Exhibition”, Invitational, Natalie Paul Gallery, Geneva IL
2009, 2004: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, Juried show
2004: SOFA Chicago Art Show, Invitational Gallery Show
2004: "From Sea to Odyssey" a juried exhibition of the American Association of Woodturners, Orlando FL
2004: "Beneath the Bark" a juried exhibition at Brigham Young University, Provo UT
2006, 2004: American Craft Exposition, Evanston IL, Juried show
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Cindy Drozda “The Fine Art of Woodturning”
2004: Niche Award Finalist, Turned Wood
2003: "Put a Lid On It" a juried exhibition of the American Association of Woodturners, Pasadena CA
2012, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2003: Washington Craft Show, Washington DC, Juried show
2008, 2003: Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC, Juried show
2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003: ACC Baltimore Craft Show, Baltimore, MD, Juried show
2003: Winner of the Niche Award, Turned Wood
2002: The Noyes Museum of Art “Craft Concepts”, Oceanville, NJ
2002: Celebrate Colorado Artists Festival Art Show, Denver, CO, Juried show
2002, 2001, 2000: Main Street Gallery, “Turned, Thrown, Blown, and Hammered” Art Show, Timnath, CO
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000: The Arvada Center for the Arts, “Art Market”, Denver, CO
2002: The Wave Gallery, Contemporary Woodturning Exhibit, New Haven, CT
2001: California State Fair, “Spirit of Wood” Exhibit
Demonstrations and Workshops:
March 2012: Invited Presenter at Turnfest Masters, Queensland Australia
January 2012: Richmond Woodturners, Demonstrations and Workshops
October 2011: San Diego Woodturners, Demonstrations and Workshops
May 2011: Woodturners of North Texas, Demonstrations and Workshops
March 2011: Ontario Canada Tour – London, WGO, Humber College, Golden Horseshoe, Peterborough,
Demonstrations and Workshops
January 2011: Woodworkers Emporium, Demonstrations and Workshops
October 2010: New Orleans LA, Woodturning Demonstrations and Workshops
August 2010: Turn On Chicago Symposium, Demonstrations
April 2010: Dakota Woodturners Symposium, Demonstrations and Workshops
April 2010: Duluth MN, Woodturning Demonstrations and Workshops
November 2009: Pittsburgh PA, Demonstrations and Workshops
October 2009: Portland OR, Demonstrations and Workshops
September 2009: Akron OH, Buffalo NY, Erie PA – Demonstrations and Workshops
July 2009: Craft Supplies USA, 5-day Lidded Vessels and Containers Workshop
January 2009: Tennessee Association of Woodturners 21st Annual Symposium, Nashville TN, Demonstrations
February 2009: El Camino Woodturners Guild, Orange CA, Demonstrations and Workshops
February 2009: Desert Woodturning Roundup, Mesa Arizona, Demonstrations
January, March 2009: Woodcraft Store, Loveland CO, Workshops
March 2009: Turnfest Australia, Brisbane Queensland, Demonstrations
November 2008: Florida West Coast Woodturners, Demonstrations and Workshops
October 2008: The Wood Shed, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
October 2008: 25th Annual Irish Woodturners Guild National Seminar, Inniscrone Ireland, Demonstrations
November 2007: Palm Beach County Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, West Palm Beach FL
October 2007: Central Coast Woodturners of California, Demonstrations and workshops, San Luis Obispo CA
October 2007: West Bay Area Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, San Mateo CA
October 2007: Nor-Cal Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, Sacramento CA
October 2007: Silicone Valley Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, CA
October 2007: Bay Area Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, San Francisco CA
October 2007: Wine Country Woodturners, Demonstrations and workshops, San Rafael CA
September 2007: Chesapeake Woodturners, All day demonstration, 1-day workshop, Annapolis MD
September 2007: Baltimore Area Woodturners, Evening demonstration, Baltimore MD
April 2007: Rochester Woodworking Society, All day demonstration, 1-day workshops, Rochester NY
January 2007: Minnesota Woodturners Association, All day demonstration, 1-day workshops, Minneapolis MN
October 2007: Central Connecticut Woodturners, All day demonstration, Willimantic CT
October 2007: Long Island Woodturners Association, All day demonstration, 1-day workshop, Long Island NY
October 2007: “Totally Turning” Symposium, Albany NY
May 2006: Richmond Woodturners, Morning Demonstration, Richmond VA
May 2006: Woodcraft, 5-day Workshop, Norfolk VA
May 2006: Tidewater Turners of Northern Virginia, Evening Demonstration, Norfolk VA
May 2006: North West Michigan Woodturners, Demonstrations and Workshops, Traverse City MI
April 2006: Brazos Valley Woodturners, 2-day Workshop, Lorena TX
April 2006: Central Texas Woodturners Association, Demonstrations and Workshops, Austin TX
March 2006: Carolina Mountain Woodturners, All-day Demonstration, Asheville NC
March 2006: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 5-day Workshop, Gatlinburg TN
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Cindy Drozda “The Fine Art of Woodturning”
March 2006: North Carolina Woodturning Association, All-day Demonstration
February 2006, June 2006: Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, One-day Workshop, Denver CO
February 2006: Pikes Peak Woodturners, Evening demonstration, Colorado Springs CO
January 2006: Central Florida Woodturners, Evening demonstration, Orlando FL
January 2006: 4-day Workshop, Hockenbery's shop, Orlando FL
January 2006: Florida Woodturning Symposium, Lake Yale FL
December 2005: Washington Craft Show, Demonstration for the public, Washington DC
2008, 2007, 2005: SOFA Chicago, Demonstrations for the public, Chicago IL
October 2005: John C. Campbell Folk School, 5-day Workshop, Brasstown NC
October 2005: Georgia Association of Woodturners, Demonstration and Workshops, Atlanta GA
September 2005: Philadelphia Woodturners, Demonstration, Philadelphia PA
September 2012, 2009, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000: The Rocky Mountain Woodturnering Symposium, Loveland, CO
July 2005: Red Rocks Community College, Weekend Workshop, Golden CO
July 2006, March 2006, January 2006, June 2005: Sears Trostel Lumber Company, One-day Workshop, Ft Collins CO
May 2005: Ripon Woodturning Symposium, Manchester England
April 2005: Northeastern Oklahoma Woodturners Association, Demonstration and Workshops, Tulsa OK
April 2005: Chesapeake Woodturners, One-day Workshop, Annapolis MD
April 2005: Capitol Area Woodturners, One-day Workshop, Washington DC
April 2005: Smithsonian Craft Show, Demonstrations, Washington DC
May 2006, March 2005: Tidewater Turners, Demonstration and Workshops, Norfolk VA
March 2005: Red Rocks Community College, Evening Demonstration, Golden CO
March 2005: Central Ilinois Woodturners, Demonstration and Workshops, Peoria IL
January 2005: Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild, Demonstration and Workshops, Vancouver BC Canada
November 2004: Gulf Coast Woodturners Association club meeting and workshops, Houston TX
October 2013, 2004: "Turning Southern Style" Symposium, Helen GA
2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001, 2000: The Front Range Woodturners club meeting, Denver, CO
2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001: The American Association of Woodturners Annual Symposium
2007, 2004: Workshop at Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
2012, 2007, 2003: “SWAT Symposium”, Wichita Falls TX
2009, 2007, 2003: “Utah Woodturning Symposium”, Provo, UT
2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002: The Rocky Mountain Woodturners club meeting, Ft Collins, CO
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