Jim's C.V.
Recent recognition and participation
In the past several years I have withdrawn from a number of groups that I have been involved with to concentrate on working in my studio. The increasing popularity of my pieces now means that I have a full time job and little time for outside activities. This was been primarily due to the enthusiasm with which Hopson Grace had sold my work.
In the winter issue of 'In The Hills' magazine (2015) I was recognized as a local hero for my contributions to the arts and crafts community in the area in which I live. The article can be viewed here.
I created two platters from donated wood that tell the stories of two brave young women who have fought battles with mental illness and won. These two platters were auctioned off in April 2015 to raise money for Dufferin Child and Family Services. I designed and produced a website that follows the story of these two platters: www.thejourney.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com
I was invited to do a solo show at the Canadian Guild of Craft in Montreal. It was called "When a Tree Speaks" and ran from November 6 to December 6, 2014. I created a website for this show which can be seen here: www.whenatreespeaks.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com
I created a show called "History in the Making" where all of the pieces were made from wood that had either a story to it or historical significance. The show was supported by a website (www.historyinthemaking.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com) and on site videos. The show ran from September 12 to October 31, 2014. In 2015 this show was divided between the "If the Walls Could Speak" at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives and The Wellington County Museum.
Other Highlights
Past recognition and participation
In the past several years I have withdrawn from a number of groups that I have been involved with to concentrate on working in my studio. The increasing popularity of my pieces now means that I have a full time job and little time for outside activities. This was been primarily due to the enthusiasm with which Hopson Grace had sold my work.
In the winter issue of 'In The Hills' magazine (2015) I was recognized as a local hero for my contributions to the arts and crafts community in the area in which I live. The article can be viewed here.
I created two platters from donated wood that tell the stories of two brave young women who have fought battles with mental illness and won. These two platters were auctioned off in April 2015 to raise money for Dufferin Child and Family Services. I designed and produced a website that follows the story of these two platters: www.thejourney.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com
I was invited to do a solo show at the Canadian Guild of Craft in Montreal. It was called "When a Tree Speaks" and ran from November 6 to December 6, 2014. I created a website for this show which can be seen here: www.whenatreespeaks.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com
I created a show called "History in the Making" where all of the pieces were made from wood that had either a story to it or historical significance. The show was supported by a website (www.historyinthemaking.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com) and on site videos. The show ran from September 12 to October 31, 2014. In 2015 this show was divided between the "If the Walls Could Speak" at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives and The Wellington County Museum.
Other Highlights
- Participation in the Ojibway Club Art Show, July, 2014 - 2023
- Juried into the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Fall Art Sale, October 31 – November 3, 2013
- Juried into the Holiday Treasures show at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives, November 23 - December 8, 2013
- Invited to show my work at Harvest at the Alton Mill, September 11 to October 13th, 2013
- In collaboration with potter Jane Thelwell, headlined Medium and Muse: Wood at the Guild Shop in Toronto, August 12 to September 8, 2013
Past recognition and participation
- Participation in the Annual Made of Wood Show, 2002 - 2016
- Participation in the Ojibway Club Art Show, August 8 through 10, 1995 - 2023.
- One of my pieces was selected to be shown at the Museum of Vancouver 2010 Crafts Exhibition, part of the Cultural Olympiad which took place during the 2010 Olympic Games, January 13 to April 17, 2010 and also shown during the G20 in Toronto, Ontario – June 2010
- Invited to do a Holiday show with glass blower Sam Stang at the Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO., November, 2009
- One of my pieces was selected for the international show, Out of the Box, and received Honourable Mention at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea, September 23 to November 1, 2009
- One of my pieces was selected for the Canadian exhibition, Unity and Diversity , for the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Korea, September 23 to November 1, 2009
- NICHE Award finalist – Woodturning, 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Juried into the “Craft Convergence” show at the Tom Thomson Gallery, Owen Sound, December 7, 2007 to January 27, 2008. Received a design award for my lilac stick bowl titled “The Ayes Have It!”.
- Juried into the “Ontario Craft ‘07” show at the Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, November 15 to December 31, 2007
- Past U.S. President Bill Clinton purchased one of my pieces at the Guild Shop in Toronto, June, 2007
- Participation in the Annual Invitational Wood Show at the Guild Shop, 2001 - 2005.
- Participation in the Headwaters Studio Tour, 1991 - 2004
- My work was accepted for the 2000 - 2004 Festival Art Show and Sale which is the marquis event of the Headwaters Arts Festival in the Hills.
- Two pieces were juried into the Disappearing Landscapes – environmental art exhibition & sale, SGI Canada’s Caledon Centre for Cultural and Education in Alton, October 4 – 7, 2002
- Participation in the Turning on Furnishings 2000 exhibition in Toronto, spring, 2000.
- Participation in the Inns and Arts Show at the Millcroft Inn, Alton, spring, 2000 - 2002
- A request to use my pieces in a show called “Anything I Can Do” on WTN shown in the fall of 2001
- My work was accepted for the Spring Rush Show at the Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, March 3 to April 4, 2002, by the Dufferin Arts Council
Not so vital statistics
I am a self-taught woodworker and turner. I have been operating as a full-time bowl turner for the last 23 years at my studio in the Mulmur Hills.
I sell a number of pieces and take commissions through my studio. I do one show a year in Pointe au Baril at the Ojibway Art Show (more information here).
I am a self-taught woodworker and turner. I have been operating as a full-time bowl turner for the last 23 years at my studio in the Mulmur Hills.
I sell a number of pieces and take commissions through my studio. I do one show a year in Pointe au Baril at the Ojibway Art Show (more information here).