These are the wonderful people who donated time, materials, lunches, labour and financially to the SHOP - a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you!!!!!

Listed in no particular order:

Charles and Loyonne Turner, Dieter and Mary Boy, Judy Boy Wagoner, Katie Hudnall, Chris + Shauni Thomas, Sandra Boy, Bruce and Julia, Zac Lopez-Ibanez, WES Stitt, George and Susan Wagoner, Angela Letizia, Frank Loertscher, Chris Todd, Mike Davis,Laura Lyons, John Boy, Kiara Pellissier, Amanda + Garreth McAdam, Katie and Tony Sundermeier, Corinna Jentzsch, Dr. John McGuire, Robyn Puryear, Adrienne Phillips, Jason Daniels, Cheryl Burnett, Amy Tavern, Jason Burnett, Anne Wagoner Ford + Graham Ford, Anita Moree, Susie Silbert, Jessica Harrington, Robert Turner

The SHOP of christina boy design has finally been completed. A total amount of $6,150 was raised to date!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!

August 18, 2011 -

total amount raised thus far: $4,250!!
i am very overwhelmed and excited to see all the support i have been getting! it has been very validating and an incredible experience.

Thank you all!!

Tina is building a Wood Shop!!

With the massive help of my father in law, Charles Turner and my beloved husband, Robert Turner I started construction on July 11, 2011. The shop is going to be 16 x 30 feet and have a 16 x 20 feet area for wood and sheet good storage. It is facing a gorgeous mountain view and is located in Madison, Virginia. As you can imagine, I am pretty excited about this new studio!!

Aside from finishing the concrete slab we will be doing the majority of the work ourselves.
We have already excavated, dug footers, and framed out the slab for the floor.
The concrete came, the framing of the walls happened, which also included building the rafters to connect to the roof of the existing building we are adding onto. We just finished putting the plywood on the roof and covered it with roofing paper so it wont leak. Robert’s crew will be coming in to install a metal roof, incorporating some skylights for some natural lighting.
To keep the material costs at its lowest - besides building a lot from scratch - all the plywood we have been using so far for exterior walls and roof was reclaimed from an old tile factory, some of the doors, windows, metal for the outside walls, and other materials have been collected over the past few months, be they leftover’s from odd jobs or from the “back room of rejects” at a local building supply place.
The heating, too, is designed to minimize costs. We will be putting in a wood stove to save on electricity and to utilize wood scraps that continually pile up.

Yet even taking all these measurements in saving by salvaging, scavenging and doing the majority of the work ourselves, building the shop is draining the wallet. We are about $5000 short in finishing the shop. This includes all the electrical wiring, outlets, switches, lighting, insulating the walls, finishing the inside walls and ceiling, building shelving, storage, racks, etc. Hence, i am trying to raise some money to finish things up.

This is how you can help me out: Any amount donated will help to reach the goal, be it $5.00 or $500.00

Why should you donate and help me in the building this shop? What’s in it for you besides being a supporter of the arts? Here are some perks that may spark your interest:

$25 - get your name burnt onto a Donor-Plaque on my studio wall and receive 3 home-made buttons as tokens
$50 - get the perks like above (name on wall and buttons) and also receive a hand-made cutting board - the first run out of the new studio!
$100 - get the perks like above (name on wall and buttons) and also receive a handmade one of a kind patterned butcher-block
$250 - get ALL the perks like above (name on wall, buttons, cutting board, and one of a kind butcher-block) and also receive a ceramic salad bowl or platter made by my amazing husband, Robert Turner
$500 - get the perks like above (name on wall and buttons) and also receive a small end table - will post a drawing - made out of your choice wood: walnut or cherry

If you want to donate more than mentioned above we can discuss individual perks.
All perks above $25 will be sent to you after the building has been completed!

To donate go to “Portfolio” and check out the “Shop for Tina” tab. select the amount of your choice, pay by paypal and email me your information to setaina@gmail.com. Let me know if you would like updates with pictures on how the building is going.

Thanks so so much!!!!!

After Penland I moved to the small town of Orange VA. I am currently working in the shop of my friend Tom Flory in Madison, VA that he built in his retirement to learn some woodworking. He is hardly ever in his shop, so I get to make a mess of it on my own the majority of the time.

I started working in there the end of May, trying to get machinery and tools up to speed, so its slow in coming. Having gotten some commissions to work on I am hoping to keep it up and make some sort of living doing what I love. Let me know if there is anything I can build and make for you!

Commission Work will hopefully soon have a folder. So do come back and check out what I have been making

Oct 16, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010 - showing at the gallery of the Arrowmont School of Crafts: http://arrowmont.org/atrium06.

Oct 16, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010 - showing in Pittsburgh at the Society for Contemporary Craft: http://www.contemporarycraft.o
and read about it here: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg