tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post8258975960486362300..comments2021-02-08T04:32:21.131-08:00Comments on RELEVANT WOODWORKING: THE WOOD CO-OP GALLERYFrancis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11517065911445644818noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post-33167258413800975952010-10-23T08:54:02.613-07:002010-10-23T08:54:02.613-07:00This is sad news indeed for all of you that have p...This is sad news indeed for all of you that have pursued fine woodworking and design as a career. I have known Michael Grace for many years and own one of his beautiful pieces of work that I currently need to sell to pay for my home storage fees well past due and to put some cash in hand to hopefully change my own financial circumstances. It's very unfortunate that you have lost this venue as Granville Island indeed was a great location for you to exhibit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post-51615668779458869312010-08-28T10:44:45.292-07:002010-08-28T10:44:45.292-07:00Myself; as a professional woodturner, the Wood Co-...Myself; as a professional woodturner, the Wood Co-op was the best thing since Curly Maple or Birch Burl. It was a magnificent and awe inspiring Store. I miss it very much. I hope to be part of such a grand institution again. Kudos to Forest Renewal. I will always remember turning wood in the Wood Co-op with Cynthia that day in October. It was great. I only hope somehow it will be revived to its former glory. Ron Clemmons. Prince George.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post-85986586751525622272010-04-13T09:08:20.632-07:002010-04-13T09:08:20.632-07:00Patrick Flannery is incorrect in his interpretatio...Patrick Flannery is incorrect in his interpretation of the Wood Co-op story as told in this post. To be clear, all BC woodworkers were invited to participate in The Wood Co-op. Not all products were suitable for the gallery. The Wood Co-op organization provided a framework under which woodworkers could propose and undertake other initiatives, to my knowledge, no one did. I think what Sean is saying is that the Wood Co-op organization was established to give all BC woodworkers a structure under which they could organize and take any number of marketing initiatives, but that the Wood Co-op was not able to do it for them.Francis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517065911445644818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post-14864335800139303332010-04-12T18:16:44.122-07:002010-04-12T18:16:44.122-07:00Thank you Francis for posting a bit of the history...Thank you Francis for posting a bit of the history. As a Board Director for over 6 years,I can tell you that everybody from around the Province was asked to jury products for sale at the gallery.We at one time had 15+ regional areas represented at the Co-op.It was put into place to give a hand up,not a hand out to woodworkers.Sean Champagnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115308985755052000.post-63552343415874326332010-03-18T07:25:16.984-07:002010-03-18T07:25:16.984-07:00This looks like a disappointing tale of good inten...This looks like a disappointing tale of good intentions undermined by the self-interested club mentality of a greedy few. One wonders what the fate the WCG would have been were all B.C. woodworkers invited to participate.Patrick Flannerynoreply@blogger.com