BRIAN J. NEWTON 

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 for the past twelve 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 incredibly 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 true 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.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

SPRING MARKET

Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Saugatuck, MI

brian's bio

SAT, JULY 30

VILLAGE SQUARE ART FAIR

Downtown
​Saugatuck, MI

2022 ART show schedule

SAT-MON, SEPT 3-5

TORCH LAKE ART FAIR

Pioneer Park
​Alden, MI

sat, july 3

WATERFRONT ART FAIR
Downtown
Saugatuck, MI


FRI-SUN, August 12-14

CRAFTS ALLIANCE

Chautauqua Institute
Chautauqua, NY

FRIDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 18

WINTER'S EVE

Saugatuck Center for the Arts
​Saugatuck, MI

THURS-SAT, JULY 21-23

ANN ARBOR ART FAIR

State Street
Ann Arbor, MI

SAT & SUN, OCTOBER 1 & 2

BLUE COAST FALL TOUR

Home Studio Open House
​Fennville, MI

SAT & SUN, oct 15 & 16

ARTS AND EATS

Home Studio Open House
Fennville, MI

SAT & SUN, September 17 & 18

FALLASBURG ART FESTIVAL

Fallasburg Park
Lowell, MI

FINE Wood TURNING

 ROYCROFT MASTER ARTISAN

Fri-sun, june 3-5

GRAND RAPIDS FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Downtown Grand Rapids, MI

SAT & sun, may 7 & 8

ARTZ AND GARDENZ TOUR

Summerhouse Lavendar Farm
​Fennville MI

sat & sun, june 25 & 26

ROYCROFTERS AT LARGE

The Classic Rink
​East Aurora, NY

SATURDAY, december 3

HOLIDAY MARKET

Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Saugatuck, MI

SAT & SUN, JULY 9 & 10

THE BLOOM FESTIVAL

Summerhouse Lavendar Farm
​Fennville, MI

Friday night, november 4

WINTER'S EVE

Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Saugatuck, MI