Philadelphia's Wood Turning Center will host an upcoming exhibit, "Artists' Reflections: Selections from the Wood Turning Center's Collection". The exhibit includes selections of artwork from the permanent collection which will be paired with current work by the same artists. This inaugural exhibition is being held in the Center's newly expanded facility. The dates are February 4 through March 19, 2005, with an opening reception on Friday, February 4 from 5:30-7pm. There will be a Gallery Tour & Talk on Saturday, February 5th at 1pm, with Albert LeCoff, Executive Director. An educational event entitled "Creating & Collecting: Artists & Collectors Chat" will be held on Saturday, February 5th from 2 to 4pm, with dinner following (registration required). Contact the Center for more information. It is located at 501Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The phone number is 215-923-8000.

"Turned Chessmen" is the fifth book in Mike Darlow's series on woodturning, and the first of his project books. It describes the history of chess and turned chessmen, how to analyze the designs of existing chess sets, how to design new sets, and how to turn and carve chessmen.
Born in Birmingham, England, in 1943, Mike trained as a civil engineer. He emigrated to Australia in 1969 and in 1974 began his woodworking education. In 1979, after completing woodturning and cabinetmaking courses, he became a professional woodturner.

The breadth and depth of his woodturning experience and his training as an engineer are reflected in the wealth of detail and practical discussion in his magazine articles, books, and DVD.

For more information about Mike, visit him online at
http://www.hinet.net.au/~mdarlow/index.htm