In this workshop, students will learn a broad range of different turning and hollowing techniques in combination with carving and embellishments. Participants will start by turning a sphere to learn about turning techniques, grain direction and re-orientation in the lathe. Neil will show simple techniques for turning a sphere without a jig. Then, he will demonstrate how to draw on the sphere to create shapes where different embellishments can be placed. Students will run through the process of how to draw each embellishment, and there will be demonstrations on how to create each individual embellishment with the bur bits supplied at the school. Neil will cover sanding techniques and which tools work best for certain cuts. Once embellishment techniques have been mastered, they will be applied to turning projects such as a sea urchin box, coral texturing on a shallow ogee form, fire form on a base and seed pod carving.