
N I frequently mentor at Thursday Night Arts Underground in the Paramount Visual Arts Center located in downtown St. Cloud, MN. The woodturning studio is open from 6PM to 9PM. I would love to work with you. Contact me in advance through my "contact" page to schedule a personal session. Visit http://www.paramountarts.org/visual-arts-center/

Turning Bowls: One for Fun and One to GO
Wednesday September 28th, 2022, 6PM - 9PM
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Experience Level: Beginner, no prior experience required
Wednesday September 28, 6-9pm (1 session)
Ages 14+
This beginner level class will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating two 7” bowls. We’ll start with a fresh cut softwood log and turn a quick bowl with the focus on learning the lathe and basic woodturning technics. The second bowl will use your new skills to create a select seasoned (dry) hardwood bowl that we’ll sand and finish for you to use and/or display.
All materials to turn two bowls is included in the cost of tuition
Wednesday September 28th, 2022, 6PM - 9PM
Register Here
Experience Level: Beginner, no prior experience required
Wednesday September 28, 6-9pm (1 session)
Ages 14+
This beginner level class will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating two 7” bowls. We’ll start with a fresh cut softwood log and turn a quick bowl with the focus on learning the lathe and basic woodturning technics. The second bowl will use your new skills to create a select seasoned (dry) hardwood bowl that we’ll sand and finish for you to use and/or display.
All materials to turn two bowls is included in the cost of tuition

Natural Edge Bowls with Gary Mrozek
Wednesday November 9th - 5PM-9PM
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Discover techniques on turning beautiful natural edge bowls! Learn about selecting a piece of wood, mounting to emphasize the grain and natural edge to its best advantage, and how to safely turn a piece that is balanced and pleasing to the eye!
All materials to create one natural edge bowl included in the cost of tuition
Venue: Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center
Making a Dough Bowl Candle with Faye and Gary Mrozek
Wednesday November 30th 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm REGISTER Create a beautiful doughbowl candle in this Paramount first! Using traditional milk paints, students will choose from a variety of methods to embelish the surface of a roughed out wooden bowl, created and provided by the instructor. The Mrozeks will then guide the class through the process of safely melting and pouring wax to create a unique functional and decorative piece, perfect for everyday use and special occasions alike! All materials to create one doughbowl candle included in the cost of tuition Venue: Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center |

Segmented Bowls with Gary Mrozek
Wednesday October 12 and Thursday October 13, 202 6-9pm
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Learn the process to design a bowl and calculate the length, width and angle to cut each piece of wood. In this hands-on class you'll be gluing the pre-cut segments of Cherry and Walnut lumber into rings, sanding the rings flat then gluing these rings together to construct the bowl. The glue will dry overnight. The second evening we'll mount the bowl on the lathe and creating the final profile of the bowl and applying a walnut oil finish.
Watch the Paramount later this year to register
Wednesday October 12 and Thursday October 13, 202 6-9pm
Register
Learn the process to design a bowl and calculate the length, width and angle to cut each piece of wood. In this hands-on class you'll be gluing the pre-cut segments of Cherry and Walnut lumber into rings, sanding the rings flat then gluing these rings together to construct the bowl. The glue will dry overnight. The second evening we'll mount the bowl on the lathe and creating the final profile of the bowl and applying a walnut oil finish.
Watch the Paramount later this year to register
Demonstration History:
- Saturday September 12th, 2015 Mid Minnesota Association of Woodturners Monthly Chapter Meeting
- Saturday October 24th, 2015 Paramount Center for the Arts in St. Cloud
- Saturday March 5th, 2016 Woodworkers Show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. I will be in the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) booth from 10AM to 6PM
- Saturday April 9th American Arts Council Show in St. Paul, in the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) booth from 10AM to 6PM
- Saturday April 16th 2016 Central Minnesota Wood Expo in Sauk Rapids, MN. On stage from 10:00AM to 11:00AM
- St. Cloud Art Crawl Friday, August 12th 2016 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM
- Mid Minnesota Association of Woodturners August 13th 2016 Chapter meeting
- Millstream Arts Festival in St. Joseph, MN Sunday, September 25th 2016 from 11:00AM to 3:00PM
- Tuesday September 6th, 2016 at the Minnesota Woodturners Association in Rosesville, MN from 7:00PM to 8:00PM
- Saturday September 10th, 2016 at the Paramount Visual Arts Center in St. Cloud, MN for the Mid MN Association of Woodturners from 10:00AM to 11:00AM
- Mid Minnesota Associstion of Woodturners' July chapter Meeting July 8th at 9:30 am
- Minnesota Woodturners Association July 11th 6:00 Houck Machine Co. 12811 16th Ave N Plymouth Mn 5544
- St. Cloud Art Crawl Friday August 11, 2017, Time: 6PM to 8PM (location TBD)
- Millstream Arts Festival September 24, 2017 11 AM to 5 PM Saint Joseph, MN
- Sunday October 16th, 2017 at the Gallery of Wood Art at Landmark Center in St. Paul, MN from 12:00PM to 3:00PM
- Sunday December 16th, 2018 at the Gallery of Wood Art at Landmark Center in St. Paul, MN from 12:00PM to 3:00PM
- Saturday January 12th, 2019 Mid Minnesota Association of Woodturners Monthly Chapter Meeting
- Sunday March 17th, 2019 at the Gallery of Wood Art at Landmark Center in St. Paul, MN from 12:00PM to 3:00PM
- Saturday April 6th, 2019 American Arts Council Show in St. Paul, in the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) booth from 10AM to 2PM
- Saturday MAy 4th 2019 How to make a captive ring baby rattle at the Minnesota Woodturners Association's May Chapter