Frank DiDomizio

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Pine burl live edge by Frank DiDomizio

14 x 5.5 in Wood Carving $ 320

Ash Dyed Vase by Frank DiDomizio

6 x 9.5 in. Wood Caving $250

Baltic Birch Vase by Frank DiDomizio

8 x 12 in. Wood Carving $290

Maple Burl Live Edge by Frank DiDomizio

22 x 18 x 6 Wood Caving $680

Cherry Live Edge by Frank DiDomizio

13.5 x 9.5 in. Wood carving $490

Spalted Maple Platter by Frank DiDomizio

1405 x 1.5 in. Wood Caving $240

Cherry Burl Hollow Form

5 x 14 Wood Caving $320

Maple Burl Live Edge green by Frank DiDomizio

14 x 13 x 4 Wood Carving $230

Maple Burl by Frank DiDomizio

22 x 18 x 6 Wood Carving $680

Spalted Maple Hollow by Frank DiDomizio

13 x 15 Wood Caving $450

Shield Piece on Stand by Frank DiDomizio

19 x 12 x 4.5 in. Wood Carving $560

Jagged Beggings with Spikes by Frank DiDomizio

12 x 12 x 7 in. Wood Carving $380

Hemlock Burle Dyed Blue Green by Frank DiDomizio

15.5 x 10 x 4 Wood Carving $220

Spalted Maple with Tree Crow by Frank DiDomizio

17 x 1.5 in. Wood Carving $290

Aqua Blue Maple Platter by Frank DiDomizio

11 x 2 in. Wood Carving $190

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Maple Burl Wall Sculpture With BlackSilver by Frank DiDomizio

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Apple Hollow Form, Wire Sculpture Lid by Frank DiDomizio

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Protection Series-Maple Burl by Frank DiDomizio

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Big Leaf Maple Burl with Black Cones by Frank DiDomizio

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Birch Burl by Frank DiDomizio

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Cedar Burl by Frank DiDomizio

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Cedar Burl Wall Sculpture Silver by Frank DiDomizio

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Cherry Burl Hollow Form by Frank DiDomizio

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Cherry Platter by Frank DiDomizio

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Cherry Platter Texture with Black Dye by Frank DiDomizio

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Hollow Form Vase Dyed with Finial by Frank DiDomizio

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Maple Burl Wall Sculpture Silver 2 by Frank DiDomizio

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Maple Burl Wall Sculpture Silver by Frank DiDomizio

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Maple Leaf Bowl by Frank DiDomizio

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Oak Live Edge Bowl with Burned in Tree Image by Frank DiDomizio

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Platter with Pen Ink Tree Image by Frank DiDomizio

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Poplar Burl Bowl by Frank DiDomizio

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Wall Piece Mahogany Centre by Frank DiDomizio

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Wire Frame Loon 2 by Frank DiDomizio

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Wire Frame Loon by Frank DiDomizio

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Frank DiDomizio Biography

I was born in Italy and came to Canada at a very young age where I grew up in Cobourg, along the northern shores of Lake Ontario. After finishing my Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto, I moved to Peterborough and worked for many years as a Professional Engineer and Senior Manager in the Power industry (General Electric and Rolls-Royce).

I had an early interest in working with wood, initially in finish carpentry with my father and then later in creating modern and classical furniture. As part of a project, I needed to turn four legs for a curly maple wash stand. This is where I first discovered that woodturning was not as simple as it looked. I was determined to get better at this. While I was struggling with a General 260 Lathe at the local high school the program coordinator recommended the local woodturning guild as a place to improve my skills and this started my woodturing adventures.

I joining the Kawartha Woodturners Guild (KWG) in 1997 and took in as much information as I could. Soon after joining the Guild, I developed a passion for woodturning. I purchased my first lathe, an old used Beaver unit. After a year or so, I joined the Guild executive and later became President of the Guild in 2001, continuing to serve on the executive for over 10 years, where I helped to promote and develop woodturning in the community. During this period, I was also a member of the Woodturners Guild of Ontario (WGO) for more than 5 years and then rejoined that guild in 2014. In 2016 I also joined the Toronto Woodturners Guild (TWG) and the Peace River Woodturners Guild (PRW). I continue to be a member of the KWG, WGO, TWG, PRW, a member of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) and a member of Craft Ontario. I have been on the KWG executive since 2013 as director of programming. In 2014 I took over as Coordinator of the KWG Hands-on training program, bringing the program and handouts up to date. In 2015 I also created an instructional program and started to teach woodturning classes formally in my studio. Refer to my Classes website page for more information.

My early woodturning started with some hands on instruction at the KWG and an instructional workshop in 1998 with Paul Ross in Ontario. A year later, I was instructed by Martin Groneng from the Kawartha Woodturners Guild in Peterborough with a focus on hollow forms. More recently in 2013, I took part in a 1 day workshop with Paul Fennell from Arizona and a 1 day workshop with Cynthia Gibson from Georgia to further explore carving, texturing, piercing and pyrography as a means of enhancing my work. In 2015 I participated in a creativity with epoxy workshop with Marilyn Campbell from Ontario. In 2016 I attended a wire sculpture course at the Haliburton School of Art and Design and I am now incorporating this into some of my woodturning art. In 2017 I attended an advanced class with Neil Turner, a well known woodturning artist from Australia. In 2018 I took a master class with Glenn Lucas from Ireland and a workshop on texturing and colouring with Art Liestman. In 2019 I took a class with Nick Agar on surface anhancement. I have also demonstrated for a number of Ontario and Florida woodturning guilds.