Nan Bushley

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Education –

B.S. - The Catholic University, Washington, D.C.

A.A. - Woodworking Technology - Palomar
College, San Marcos, CA
Studied woodturning with Richard Raffan, Dan Kvitka, Dale Nish, Mike Mahoney, etc.


Achievements –

Founding member, past and present President of San Diego Woodturners, (Chapter of American Association of Woodturners)

Part time Woodturning instruction – at Palomar College, Mesa Collage, Cut ‘n’ Dried Hardwoods, Rockler Woodworking Store, and private lessons in my studio/shop

Judge of Woodturning entries – San Diego County Fair



Demonstrations –

San Diego Woodturners’ Conference
San Diego Fine Woodworkers
Utah Woodturning Symposium - Provo, Utah
Irish Woodturning Guild National Conference - Belfast, Ireland


Affiliations –

San Diego Woodturners, AAW
San Diego County Carvers Guild - Spanish Village Art Center
Fallbrook Art Association


Artist statement –
The challenge of furniture making will always entice me, but it is Woodturning that provides the instant gratification that satisfies my impatient nature.
Included in one of the warmest, most sharing groups of people I have ever known, Woodturning has added immeasurably to the meaning of my life.

Turned Wood