At our October monthly meeting (October 17), we experienced a demonstration from national turner and instructor Michael Kehs. Michael is from Bucks County, Pennsylvania and has exhibited in several U.S. shows and has a piece in the permanent collection of the Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. He has written for American Woodturner, the journal of the American Association of Woodturners, and Woodcraft Magazine. He turned an ornament for the Clinton White House during the Year of the Craft. Michael has won awards in many art and craft shows locally and nationally, including several Best of Show awards.

Active in both local and national turning and carving clubs, he also demonstrates and teaches both woodcarving and woodturning in his studio and at the Marc Adam’s School of Woodworking. Michael has been turning and carving since 1980 and has studied anatomy sculpture under Eugene Daubs through the Tyler School of Art. 

One of Michael's greatest enjoyments is inspiring others to be creative. As a spelunker, he likes to discover the hidden beauty of bats and explore new techniques in embellishments using texturing, pyrography, fire sanding, and coloring.

Michael demonstrated at the Mid Atlantic Woodturners Symposium in September.  You can sign up for one of his classes at the Learning Center and learn directly from the pro.

* Register for his class on Lidded boxes with pyrography, micro carving, and color embellishments at:  

     Michael Kehs Class -Embellished Lidded Box - 10/18/2026

* Register for the class on embellishing a sphere with wood burning, coloring, and carving at:
     Michael Kehs Class - Embellishment of a Sphere - 10/19/2026






Examples of Michael’s artistry….