About Me
My name is Nicola "Nick" Aloisio, and I am a woodturner living in Abingdon Virginia. I found woodturning some years ago while leafing through some books on woodworking where I came across some images of some recent contemporary work.I was immediately struck by these dramatic natural edge bowls and hollow-form vessels, I just couldn't believe what some people where doing with the lathe, and I was hooked.
I bought a small lathe and worked on my own for a while, but it wasn't until months later when I took my first class, and had a chance to see turning done correctly that I truly fell in love with the process itself. I watched as the instructor turned a wet Maple bowl, and the way the shavings streamed from the tool and the form took shape. It was fluid and graceful and it seemed this was exactly what I should be doing.
My goal is to express myself in forms that are balanced and strong, and quiet and powerful all at once. It is my hope that my work will always speak of my passion both for the process and the wood that nature created, and that I have the privilege to use everyday.
I work almost exclusively with fallen timber native to Virginia and Tennessee. There is a great sense of peace that come from creating a contemporary form or a fine utility bowl from wood that is usually destined for the landfill or the fireplace.
It gives me great pride to know that my legacy will be these pieces that contain my heart and soul and sweat, will live on well after I am gone, to be used and enjoyed for generations.
I acknowledge the work of David Ellsworth as my primary source of inspiration. Having worked with, and gotten to know David, I can say that there is no better example of balance, both in his art and his life than this man.
I also need to give credit to my first teacher and one of my closest friends, Bill Hackett of Ogden Utah. The best unknown woodturner around. A man who taught me to see the Forest and the trees!
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