It was great to put a few more names to a few more faces. I finally got to meet Anthony, Dave Smith, Bill Baumbeck, Wally Dickerman, a bunch of other great turners, and Mike and Kevin[
]. I was the official photographer for the event and was able to handle and photograph every piece in the Instant Gallery (the photos will be up on the Arizona Woodturners Association page as soon as I can get through them all) as well as be up front and in some cases on stage with some of the demonstrators to get close up photos. I'll never forget just how light and delicate Bohn Pho's pieces are.
I ended up spending quite a bit at Bill's booth and a bit more on one of the live auction items (I'll post a photo as soon as I get a chance to get it photographed). The demos I attended were very educational and VERY humbling. Bihn Pho and Stuart Batty both had great demonstrations, as did Trent Bosch and Donald Derry. I didn't spend any significant time in any of the demos by Art Liestman, Tony Cortese, Curt Theobold, Robert Rosand, Malcolm Tibbets, or Tim Wadley but all seemed to be well attended and very informative.
Next year we need to have someone demonstrating basic and advanced pen turning. Bill Baumbeck, Anthony, and Ed Davidson have all been mentioned.
Jason