I just got the coolest email from Ann Waldron about EQ & quilting and “odd uses” for EQ. I’ll let her tell you about it:
I just wanted to share with you what my Dad makes using EQ. He does quite a bit of designing using the program and transforms the patterns into these wooden bowls. As you can see from the last picture, my Mom is a quilter too!
My Dad (Don Uteck) has been working with wood for as long as I can remember. He has been making these segmented bowls for just the last 5 or 6 years. I am actually the EQ user in the family and got him started on it. With my Mom being a quilter as well, it was natural for him to use quilt blocks in his bowls, although he uses other designs as well. This is mainly a hobby for him, but he does sell to friends and family that want to give special gifts. He also sells some bowls through the Yvette Moore Gallery in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Many of the bowls have hundreds of pieces in them. I actually have one with 404 pieces but I know he has made some with many more pieces than that. I am so proud of my Dad and the work he does.
05-15-2008
9:02 am
These bowls are simply stunning! I can’t imagine the skill and patience required to make them. Please express my admiration to your dad for his artistry.
05-15-2008
9:42 pm
How can I purchase a piece of this fabulous art work?
05-20-2008
11:59 am
I tried finding them at the gallery Ann mentioned, but couldn’t find a picture:
http://www.yvettemoore.com/index.shtml
You may have more luck.
-Andrea @ EQ
05-28-2008
11:46 am
Hi- Your father should be commended!! What awesome work!! Does he have a website?? I would love to see more and what he would charge for something like this.
Hope to hear from you soon. thanks
07-29-2014
1:16 pm
this bowls are awesome. i am a wood turner myself and was looking up wood bowls for ideas when i stumbled across your picture. i would like to know how he is doing what his does. i don’t know what this EQ program. but i would like to know how he is using it. is there any way i could contact him and find out what he is doing?