****  CFDA meeting  4/12/05   - Guest speaker: Bill First - Digital Photography      ***

April 12-Bill First, who's day job is teaching photography at Columbia College, will talk about photographing furniture and building a portfolio in the age of digital photography. I hired Bill recently to photograph one of my pieces, and I was astonished at how different the process was when using a digital camera. Also, many of us have new work that needs to be documented. Don't let this opportunity slip by!

May 10-The Sustainable Furniture Show will be opening at the end of the month. Let's use this meeting to organize the show set up and address the invitations.

June 14-Where do design ideas come from? We will put together a panel discussion with visual aids to compare where we get our ideas, and how we develop them.

Chris Brandel
Michael Obrecht
Pete Radecki
Lloyd Natof
John Krieghauser
Dan Kowalik
John Sirovatka
Bill First
Robert Frazier
Barry Goik
Andrew Jackson
Evan Lewis
Robert B.

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55 pieces have been entered / accepted.
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Guest Speaker

Evan Lewis-

Evan began as a cabinet maker and then began experimenting with metal. Evan prepared a great presentation with many slides. The most notable was the "kinetic" sculpture pieces. Evan described "kinetic" sculpture as outdoor / indoor sculpture that moves. Some of Evan's kinetic sculpture pieces would move from the wind.
Evan's presentation had a range from very small sculptures (table top) to very large 50 ft + sculptures. The presentation was very informative with many slides and a wide range of work. The CFDA would like to thank Evan for his wonderful slide presentation.

To see some of the work that Evan has done please visit his website:
www.Evanlewisinc.com