Michael Kehs
About this Craftsperson
Michael Kehs, from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has exhibited in several U.S. shows, including Challenge V: International Lathe-Turned Objects Show and the National Speleological Society’s Fine Art Salon, and has a piece in the permanent collection of the Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. 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. He has also judged many woodcarving shows and has written for American Woodturner, the journal of the American Association of Woodturners, and Woodcraft Magazine. Active in both local and national turning and carving clubs, he also demonstrates and teaches both woodcarving and woodturning in his studio. 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.