Jim Lorriman

My current exploration is the marriage of wood with epoxy.  This results in stabilizing wood that otherwise has no value and creating pieces that in the past could never have been elevated to art.  I am also using epoxy to elevate the wood in its new environment. Sometimes I use the tension between the wood and the epoxy to give the sense of something peaceful.  The results are platters and bowls that allow the wood and me to express ourselves.

Collaboration: Stories from a Tree and a Maker
2019
Oak and Epoxy
19 1/8" Diameter x 3" Tall

Go Placidly Amid the Noise and Haste...
2019
Curly Black Cherry
11 3/4" Diameter x 5" Tall

Water Ways
2019
Recycled Cedar Dock Wood
12 1/5" Diameter x 5 1/4" Tall

Exploration
2019
Burled Black Cherry & Epoxy
13 5/8" Diameter x 7/8" Tall

I am a self-taught wood turner and have been creating pieces in my studio for 35+ years.  I live in the rolling Hills of Mulmur about half way between Georgian Bay and Toronto.  Now in my mid-seventies I am easing back on the bread and butter pieces; primarily salad bowls and chargers and concentrating on some the ideas that have been fermenting in my mind for years.

https://www.jimlorrimanwoodturner.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/JimLorriman-wdturner

Mulmur #1
2020
Pine Cones & Epoxy
12 1/5" Diameter x 1 1/4" Tall

The Spirit Within
2021
Naturally Stained Red Pine
9 7/8" Diameter x 13" Tall

Evening Reflections
2021
Naturally Stained Red Pine & Epoxy
13 3/4" Diameter x 5" Tall

The Promise of a New Day
2021
Ambrosia Maple & Epoxy
15 1/2" Diameter x 3 1/4" Tall