ROYCROFT MASTER ARTISAN

FINE Wood TURNING

BRIAN J. NEWTON 

SAT-Sun, AUGUST 9-10 10am-4pm

GALLERY STROLL

At my home studio:
​2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

SAT & SUN, oct 5-6

BLUE COAST FALL TOUR

Home Studio
2895 63rd Street Fennville, MI

2025 SPECIAL EVENT schedule

THURS-FRI, NOV 13-14

ROYAL OAK MARKET - ART FAIR EDITION

Royal Oak Farmers Market
​Royal Oak, MI

SAT, JULY 26

VILLAGE SQUARE ART FAIR

Village Square
Saugatuck, MI

SAT-Sun, MAY 10-11 10am-4pm

GALLERY STROLL

At my home studio:
​2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

In addition to participating in many art shows, this season I will also  be opening my Home Studio Gallery as part of the Saugatuck/Douglas Gallery Stroll weekends. I will have my inventory set up and on display for purchase. Take a short drive off the beaten path and enjoy the slower pace on the back roads of the Saugatuck, Douglas, Fennville area. Come for a visit and see where it all happens! 2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

FRI-SUN, AUGUST 22-24

BRIGHTON STREET FAIR

Downtown
Brighton, MI

SATURDAY, aug 9

CHARLEVOIX WATERFRONT ART FAIR

East Park, Downtown
​Charlevoix, MI

SAT-Sun, OCTOBER 11-12 10am-4pm

GALLERY STROLL

At my home studio:
​2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

SAT-Sun, July 12-13

KRASL ART FAIR ON THE BLUFF

Lake Bluff Park
​St. Joseph, MI

sat, july 5

SAUGATUCK WATERFRONT ART FAIR
Village Square
Saugatuck, MI


SAT-SUN, OCT 11-12

ANN ARBOR ARTOBER
​Downtown

Ann Arbor, MI

SAT-Sun, june 14-15  10am-4pm

GALLERY STROLL

At my home studio:
​2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

SAT-Sun, NOVEMBER 8-9 10am-4pm

GALLERY STROLL

At my home studio:
​2895 63rd Street, Fennville, MI

fri-sun, JULY 27-29

GRAND HAVEN ART FAIR

Washington Avenue
​Grand Haven, MI

SAt-SUN, may 10-11

BIRMINGHAM ART FESTIVAL

Downtown
Birmingham, MI

FRI-SAT, JUNE 7-8

KALAMAZOO (KIA) ART FAIR 2025

Bronson Park
​Kalamazoo, MI

SAT-sun, june 14-15

ALLENTOWN ART FESTIVAL

Allentown District
Buffalo, NY
I am a wood-turner living and working in southwest Michigan with my wife and our dogs. I am entirely self-taught and have been honing my turning skills since I first stepped up to a lathe in 2008. Over the years, I've been honored to receive a number of awards at various art shows and exhibitions in both New York and Michigan. In the spring of 2014,  I was accepted as a member of the historic Roycroft Artisans at Large group, based in East Aurora, NY. I am proud to be a part of this historic artist guild and was immeasurably honored when I was elevated to the rank of Master Roycroft Artisan in 2019.

In 2019 I also  became a member of the Blue Coast Artists Group in southwest Michigan. This talented group of artists host a Fall Art Tour during the first weekend of October each year. It's an interesting, engaging and fun event allowing our customers to visit each artist in their working studios - to see first-hand how we create our work and be able to interact as you see exactly how we bring our work to life. I hope you'll come out to the shop to see what's new each October. Details and a tour map can be found on my Contact page.

As I've pushed my turning skills to new levels, I've found that I have a unquenchable passion for uncovering the hidden beauty that is locked away inside each piece that I mount on my lathe. I love the experience of watching each piece evolve with every pass of my chisel - every cut, revealing more of the character and warmth from within. I consider it my privilege to take a tired old piece of cut wood, and re-purpose it into something new and beautiful - whether it's a decorative art piece or a functional household item.

I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy the process of bringing each of the pieces to life.

2025 ART show schedule

brian's bio