Thom Suddreth has a long history of working with wood. He has designed and built everything from furniture to guitar stands.

In 2019, Thom turned his attention to woodturning, the centuries-old craft of shaping wood into art with a lathe and hand tools. Since then, nothing else has captured his imagination and creativity. The COVID lockdown provided an uninterrupted period for him to learn and practice, and a new career was born.
Over the years, Thom has used rescued wood from Southern states to create beautiful hand-turned treasures by applying carving, color, texture, and pyrography (woodburning) to capture the features that make each piece of wood unique.
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Thom’s art has been exhibited in local galleries, juried art competitions, and craft fairs throughout Georgia. He has been fortunate to work with master turners throughout the Southeast and is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Etowah River Woodturners.
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Learn more about Thom by visiting his website: https://www.georgiawoodturner.com/gallery

Join Us for a Trip to the Hudgens Center for the Arts on Wed., Mar. 20th at 6:30 pm hosted by Laura Ballance.
​Please meet us there: 
6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Bldg. 300/ Duluth
(Adjacent to Gas South Arena)
Enjoy wine and refreshments.
This will be in lieu of our regular March meeting.

Laura Ballance is the executive director at the Hudgens and will be our host and speaker that night. Please bring a friend! About Laura
The two exhibits we will be viewing at the Hudgens are:

• Her Fragrance is Still Among Us - A collection of photographs and quilted textiles from Amanda Greene.
• Stand in Ansel Adams' Footsteps - This 8th annual competition from the Georgia Nature Photographers Association began as a humble way to pay tribute to the legendary Ansel Adams.