Wendy Wilson - Woodturning

Wendy Wilson is a woodturner and sculptor, creating her work in a studio nestled in the woods by a brook in Putney, Vermont. A short career as an art teacher in the Boston area evolved into woodworking when she landed a summer job making furniture in 1973. After many years of designing and building custom furniture, museum exhibits, and children's toys and furniture in the Boston area, she was introduced to woodturning.

Wendy moved to Vermont in 1994, where she now creates both functional and sculptural turned and carved wooden pieces. These include bowls, vessels, and hollow forms. Her natural-edge forms are turned from the many beautiful woods native to this area. In recent years, she has been exploring sculptural forms in more exotic woods of unique color and figure. Other work ranges from unique wooden books to small-scale rustic chairs. Wendy has been a member of the Putney Craft Tour for 13 years and now spends her summers working with The Putney School Summer Programs.