Molly Winton

I was introduced to woodturning while in high school, but I wouldn’t have the opportunity to regularly work with the lathe until my children reached school-age.

A brief exploration in pottery introduced me to the importance of form and design, the foundation to any embellishment of my turning, be it  branding, pyrography, coloring, texturing or carving. I endeavor to make wood pieces that pursue excellence of form and beg to be picked up and caressed.

When exploring a source of inspiration for my surface enhancements, I looked to my interests in Native American and prehistoric art. Since childhood I have been fascinated by the creative expression of native North American cultures, petroglyphs of the Columbia Plateau of the Northwest, as well as the cave art of Lascaux, France and Altimira, Spain. My artwork reflects their influences.