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Denis McCartain

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Woodturning 

Denis McCartain  
I was born in Whangarei 1953 and I'm married with four grown children. I started woodturning in 1974. I am self-taught as I wanted to work at home and live in  the country. We bought a property at Marua just out of Hikurangi. 

For 25 years I worked on orders from craft shops and museum shops making bowls, goblets, trinkets boxes, etc. from New Zealand kauri and rimu. With four children and a mortgage this was an effective way to pay the bills, although not easy. It did however, really hone my turning skills, knowledge of timber and concentration level.

In 1999 I built my own gallery The Turning Post at Marua. This marked a change in my turning as I was able to slowly get away from production work. With tourism in full swing, the gallery went really well and I enjoyed interacting with customers - mostly from overseas.
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In 2009 we purchased a property at Waipu and moved down here in 2017. I have just finished fitting out my gallery and will be opening soon.  My turning now is more for satisfaction than profit.

Now more than ever, the hero of my work is the wood.  New Zealand has very beautiful native timber and I like to use my skills to highlight the natural beauty of the wood.
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Denis McCartain
3785 S.H.1 Waipu
Contact me - 0220250090

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  • Home
  • Artists A-Z
    • SEARCH ALL MEMBERS
    • Kay Airey
    • Desiree Alexandre
    • Jay Allen
    • Joanna Bagley
    • Rebecca Barclay Clist
    • Sarah Barnett
    • Marion Bilton
    • Denis Bourke
    • Mary-Anne Boyd
    • Peter Bradburn
    • Janine Brougham
    • Katy Carter
    • Edie Chappell
    • Leslie Cleary
    • Wendy Clifford
    • Britta Conrad
    • Chris Cowley-Thomson
    • Nicky Crocker
    • Sarah C
    • Marilyn Davies
    • Daphne Davies
    • Ngaire Evans
    • Nicola Everett
    • John Ecuyer
    • Shirley Emerson
    • Sue Fitzgerald
    • Jocelyn Friis
    • Gayle Forster
    • Linda Foster
    • Jean Fountain
    • Nina Gastreich
    • Linda Gilbert
    • Josie Gritten
    • Jan Grover
    • Christine den Hartogh
    • Bineta Hinton
    • Angella Hockenhull
    • Arran Hockenhull
    • Mike Hooton
    • Deb Hunter - Whitlock
    • Mel Juer
    • Sheryl Jury
    • David Just
    • Paul Walter Kaiser
    • Rosina Kamphuis
    • Michelle Kenner
    • Femke Koome
    • Wendy Leach
    • Averil Lewis - Roberts
    • Jenny Macpherson
    • Pauline Mann
    • Peter Mansfield
    • Steve Marsh
    • Denis McCartain
    • Lynne McDermott
    • Ian McGowan
    • Cliff McPherson
    • Samantha Minnery
    • Cheryl Mitchell
    • Fleur Mitchell
    • Philippa Murray-Aynsley
    • Elena Nikolaeva
    • Tom Nordmeier
    • Deva Prem
    • Elke Radewald
    • Lloyd Rayner
    • Neil Reid
    • Kathleen Reynolds
    • Roland Seibertz
    • Donna Shadick
    • Logan Simich-Burr
    • Hugo Simpson
    • Alf Smith
    • Sarah Smith
    • Toni Smith
    • Susan Taylor
    • Colin Unkovich
    • Jeanette Vickers
    • Wayne Whyte
    • Kevin Willcocks
    • Lisa Wintle
    • Judy Wood
    • Laura Worrall
    • Raewyn Vague
    • Margaret Wright
    • Pamela Volkov
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  • Join
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    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
    • Annual General Meeting
    • New members
    • New MAI logo
    • Applying for an Exhibition
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Members' discounts
    • Beware of art scams
    • Kaipara Art Awards
    • Business and Planning
    • Health and Safety
    • Resources >
      • Books
      • Catalogues
      • Pottery & Ceramics
      • Crafts
      • Magazines & Journals
  • Learning opportunities
    • Workshops and courses 2022
    • School holiday classes
    • Workshops calendar
    • Tutors >
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe
      • Tutor: Jude Thomas
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Sue Fitzgerald
      • Tutor: Wendy Leach
  • Archive
    • Art Trail 2021 >
      • ARTISTS & VENUES
      • Art Trail Venues 1 - 5
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      • Art Trail Venues 11 - 15
      • Art Trail Venues 16 - 19
      • Art Trail Venues 20 -22
    • Exhibition archive
    • Gold and Oil: The Legacy and Menace of the Niagara
    • Youth Art Showcase
    • Workspace
    • Fundraising
    • Pledge messages
    • Auction >
      • Live Auction Catalogue
      • Silent Auction Catalogue
    • Magical Mangawhai 2018
    • Stingray Project 2017
  • Committee
    • Meeting papers
    • Membership
    • Minutes
    • Mangawhai Community Art Centre
    • Policies