{"title":"Stephen Sanders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/0844\/0092\/files\/SANDERS.png?v=1792694226\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMount Ulla, NC | Provisional Artist 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI work with wood and turn it on a lathe into different shapes.  Half of my work is turned green from freshly cut logs that I have bought or been given.  The other half is turned from dry, highly figured planks and cut-offs that I have purchased and collected for 50 years.  I primarily use an Elsworth (fingernail) gouge to turn blocks of wood into pleasant shapes.  Shape matters. My goal as an artist is not to ruin a beautiful piece of wood by turning it into an ugly object.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/piedmontcraftsmen.shop\/collections\/stephen-sanders.oembed","provider":"Piedmont Craftsmen Craft Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}