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The Annual GSWT Critique meeting was held on July 18th at the League of NH Craftsmen's Headquarters in Concord NH. The critique moderator was Beth Ireland. Beth started the meeting with a summary of her background, teaching engagements and educational background. Back in the day woodturners were basic turners sometimes referred to as "brown to round" but now a days it's become much more sculptural in nature. Beth brought a couple of  handouts (see attached). One "Sculpture Fundamentals" and the other "The Low Down on Sculpture". Beth read a few of the high points to emphasize the basis of a critique.
The meeting was well attended with 25 or so members. There were lots of pieces brought with a wide range of design. There were lengthy discussions with each piece about Form, Content and Technique. We discussed the "egg" shape and how we see things with the tendency to complete a circle and an object either leads us away or brings us in and around.
Many thanks to all who attended and for bringing pieces for the critique. Annamarie thank you for bringing the muffins. In closing many many thanks to our Moderator Beth Ireland. I'm already getting feed back from those who were in attendance that this was our Best Critique meeting ever.
Please be aware that there is a scammer answering these ads. Be careful!!!!
I recommend that you only take CASH or checks from people you know. Very little of the stuff that is advertised is so rare or such a great deal that someone would hire an “agent” to ship it.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
Peter
If you are selling something online, as a business or through classifieds ads, you may be targeted by an overpayment scam.
The scammer will contact you, make you an offer—often quite generous—then make payment through credit card or cheque. They will be for an amount that is greater than the agreed price.
The scammer will contact you with an apology for the overpayment, offering a fake excuse. The scammer might tell you that the extra money was included to cover agent’s fees or extra shipping costs. Or they may just say they simply made a mistake when writing the cheque.
The scammer will then ask you to refund the excess amount or they will ask for you to forward the amount through to a third party. They will ask for this to through an online banking transfer, pre-loaded money card, or a wire transfer such as Western Union. You then discover that their cheque has bounced or the credit card had been a stolen or fake card.
A newer variation on this scam involves online sales, usually through classified sites, where the scammer pretends to have made a payment for a larger than agreed amount through services such as PayPal by sending a fake receipt of payment. The scammer will claim that the money is being held until you forward on the extra money.
If you send any money, you will not get it back. If you have already sent the ‘sold’ item you will lose this as well. At the very least, the scammer will have wasted your time and prevented you from accepting any legitimate offers on your sale.
I just wanted other Sellers to be careful as I see some valuable machines for sale here.
