Faces of China - Changsha

Faces of China - Changsha, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

While visiting Hunan Province last fall, I did a series of street portraits for my Faces of China project. I met this man in a pedestrian tunnel under a very busy and wide street in Changsha. He was selling fruit at the bottom of the stairs.

What this photo tells me is that a smile is the universal language of all humanity. I connected with him by smiling and pointing to my camera and then to my face. He nodded and smiled, and then we had a lovely exchange while I made this photo. He was amused by the image I showed him on the camera LCD, too.

Via Flickr:
While visiting Hunan Province last fall, I did a series of street portraits. I met this man in a tunnel running under a main street. He was selling fruit at the bottom of the stairs.

The Young Dubliners

The Young Dubliners, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

My favorite two hours at the 2013 Dublin Irish Festival was at the Celtic Rock stage on August 3, when the Young Dubliners rocked the festival. Every year I learn a few more things about this extraordinary group of musicians. For example, Dave Ingraham (on far left) and Brendan Holmes (second from right) are both talented photographers. Given their heavy travel schedule while on tour, it's always a pleasant surprise for me to have the opportunity to visit with these guys before they take the stage. They certainly know how to put on a good show, and they are definitely my favorite Celtic Rock band.

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - Dublin Irish Festival 2012

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is in Altan and performed at the 2012 Dublin Irish Festival with a band called "T with the Maggies." This is from the finale of the festival.

Formal and informal band portraits at the Dublin Irish Festival

Behind the scenes at the Finale, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

This is a photo from backstage at the finale on Sunday evening. The Elders were about to go on for their number and so I asked them to pose for a group shot.

I also worked with two bands for some group portraits and gig shots. Here's one of the band portraits I did for The Ladies of Longford:


A band portrait for The John Whelan band with most of his 12-piece band:


And a smaller group:


And a duo with Flynn Cohen and John Whelan:

Benoît Averly

Benoît Averly, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

At the Turning 2011 symposium I had a goal of doing some portraits of featured demonstrators over the course of the weekend. My favorite portrait is this one of Benoît Averly. I'm posting the bulk of my photos from the symposium on my woodturning FB page at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150391300903582.411395.60983528581&type=1

On the ferry

On the ferry, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

A busker working the ferry to San Juan Island; Puget Sound, Washington (July 2010). This guy was pretty interesting to watch. I don't remember how well he played.

Photographer

Photographer, a photo by Stephen A. Wolfe on Flickr.

Steve's portrait of me at Fort Knox, Maine.

Portrait of a Maine Master Guide

Maine Master Guide, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Steve and I did a lot of exploring of coastal areas while we were in Maine. One of our later afternoon, early evening stops was at a place called Ducktrap. It wasn't far from where we stayed for most of the week, and it came highly recommended by our B&B host.

While we were birding and doing some photography, we encountered Dave McPheters, one of the Maine Masterguides of the region. I didn't see him listed on the currect roster that's on the website, but that seems to be out of date by a few years anyway. Mr. McPheters was a very interesting character. He gave us some background on what he does as a master guide, and we talked about the birds we had seen and what we had been photographing while on vacation.

I asked if I could do a portrait of him. He has such an interesting face - weathered from being outdoors so many years, I'm sure. I'll have to figure out how to get a copy to him. The card I have doesn't list an email address.

Thursday - 23 June 2011 AAW: Conversations with Wood: Selections from the Waterbury Exhibit

After the demonstrators' dinner, the Collectors of Wood Art organized for a charter bus to take us over to the Minneapolis Institute of Art to see Conversations with Wood: Selections from the Waterbury Collection.  The CWA had dinner over at the museum while the demonstrators were dining together.  While we were waiting for the bus, I did a bit of informal portrait photography.





Michael Hosaluk
















Eli Avisera






















John Jordan














Kevin Wallace thought the big yellow school bus was our charter to the museum.  I'm happy to report that he was incorrect.














Yes, this was much, much better than a school bus.












The Minneapolis Institute of Art is an excellent art museum.  I wish I had had a chance to visit the museum while I was in the area.  I think I'll have to come back some time.

The exhibit is beautifully set, deep in the museum.  The first case you come to is of Michael Hosaluk's work.










Here are the Waterburys next to the case with Michael Hosaluk's work.  L to R: Marcus, David and Ruth.  David and Ruth received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Collectors of Wood Art.










The first room of the exhibit has a case that includes my small piece, Imagine the Hidden World.  It's placed right next to a work by Michelle Holzapfel - I'm very honored to be in the same case with this work.










Imagine the Hidden World. Andi Wolfe, 2006

Ron Kent told me that this little bowl speaks to him, which was very nice of him to tell me.













Admirers of the collection:  Pat Kane (Yale University) on the left.

















The excursion was a good opportunity for friends to visit.  L to R: John Hill, Harvey and Fiona Fein.
















Albert and Tina LeCoff with work by Arthur Jones.













David Waterbury and Michael Mode. That's Michael's work in the case.





















Another informal portrait:  Ray Leier; outside the museum.









Back on the bus - next stop: Crowne Plaza Hotel.

It was a grand evening and a nice way to kick off the AAW symposium.  Thanks, CWA, for such a lovely evening.  Thanks, also, to David and Ruth Waterbury for producing their book and lending the pieces on exhibit.  It was a lovely time.



For more pictures from Thursday, check by woodturning Facebook page.

Michael Hosaluk

Michael Hosaluk, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

Central Ohio Woodturners is hosting Michael Hosaluk for his second visit to our club. Yesterday I attended the all-day demonstration he did. Of course, I had to do photography whilst there. This is my favorite image from yesterday - a portrait of Mike at work. He was demonstrating how to turn a ladle.
First he puts a block of wood between centers that has the general shape of a huge hammer. He turns the sphere shape on one end and then the handle.

The next step is to put the sphere into a special jam chuck so that the bowl of the ladle can be turned. With the way the ladle is oriented, the handle swings around. 

This image shows the arc of the handle as it comes around. The streaks are the paths of the beads Mike turned on the end of the handle.

I'm posting more images in a Facebook album.  You can see the pics by clicking HERE.