About the Artist



I began turning wood as a hobby in 1995, but my interest in wood began much earlier when I built my own home in the woods, with my wife Andrea. I like to tell friends and acquaintances that I had my hands on every board in our house…and many boards there are, for this handmade house is made with seven different kinds of wood! So it seemed natural that a hobby would develop into a second career when I retired from telephone work in 1996. There’s a new excitement every time I find new pieces of wood (especially burls) and discover their hidden beauties unveiled as I turn. I can honestly say that after all these years, I have finally found something I love doing!

You will most often find me in my shop in Pungo working with wood from all over the world. I am always eager to open up a piece of wood and discover the hidden beauty inside.

I have taught woodturning classes for the Tidewater Turners, John C. Campbell Folk School, and give private lessons in my shop. I have done demonstrations at the Virginia Woodturning Symposium, the North Carolina Woodturning Symposium, the New York Woodturning Symposium, as well as, woodturning clubs in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan, and Maryland.

Available for Private Lessons &
Demonstrations for Clubs

Jerry Whitehurst