In the Landrau-Partan Gallery at Falmouth Art Center
February 6 to March 2, 2026
The Women in Turning from Cape Cod Woodturners present our first gallery exhibit. Our works are turned, carved, wood-burned, and/or painted from a variety of ethically sourced, local woods. The exhibit features various functional and artistic turnings, representing many kinds of work that can be created on a lathe.
As woodturners, we design a pleasing form that draws the viewer in, encouraging them to touch, smell, and feel the wood. The grain of the wood attracts the eye and enhances the line of the form. In addition to mastering the skill of woodturning, the artists learn tool sharpening, proper sanding, and finishing techniques as they develop an eye for form. We learn how different woods respond to a variety of turning tools and techniques.
This exhibition includes pieces by:
Ellen Adamson, Brewster, enjoyed taking wood turning classes and specializes in embellishing by wood burning (pyrography). She has been doing this for many years and shows her work at various venues on the Cape.
Sue Beardsley, Falmouth, is a long-time multi-medium artist who started turning wood in 2008. She explores turnings with an organic look that highlight the wood as her art medium and enjoys collaborating with other turners.
Jan Brown of Whately, MA has had an affinity for all things wooden since age 4, but at age 50 she discovered woodturning making tops, toys, and objects with captive beads. The dance at the lathe is a song in her heart.
Deb Chapin, a resident of Brewster, started wood turning in 2018. From bowls to boxes to snowmen and lighthouses, she loves exploring new forms and wood. She is involved in many club activities.
Denise Halliday, Sandwich, retired to Cape Cod in 2022 and soon after found the Cape Cod Woodturners group who have helped her realize her dream to turn a bowl, which has now expanded to pepper mills, and many other creations.
Genae Johnson, working out of Westport, has been experimenting with woodturning since 2022. When turning bowls, she often enjoys letting the wood reveal the shape, patterns, and size that ultimately emerges.
Robin McIntyre from Bourne has been turning for 15 years. Turning is her first artistic endeavor and she is very involved both locally and nationally in the woodturning community.
Carol Rader, Falmouth, started turning 50 years ago on her uncle’s Delta lathe. Today, she especially enjoys turning recently cut wood which initially is round but changes shape as it dries. Irregular or oblong shapes emerge.
Kathy Regan. A bowl is an object of possibility; a bowl represents generosity; a bowl is itself a kindness. I live in Northampton MA and have been a wood turner off and on for almost 30 years; in a chaotic and conflicted world, I make bowls.
Judi Sitkin, Harwich has found her retirement artistic home as a wood burner since 2019. Finding the best hard or soft surfaces for each project helps define the images.
Karen Teeley, from Cotuit, has been turning since 2022. An avid woodworker and scroll saw artist, Karen also makes children’s toys and intarsia (wood mosaic) scenes.
Tiffany Van Mooy, Falmouth, is an artist and Falmouth art educator. She began woodturning two years ago to replicate an 18″ heirloom family popcorn bowl. Her timber is sourced from family property on the Lake Ontario coastline. For Tiffany, visualizing the bowls filled with their eventual contents — whether it be popcorn, smaller bowls, or the family cat — is central to her creative process.
