About Kade Bolger

Kade’s wood education began as he carved with his Irish grandfather. He admired the art in beautiful wooden sculptures and registered for sessions on the wood lathe (2011) then connected with local Master Woodturners.

Kade took private lessons with Master Woodturners in Ireland (2016) and United Kingdom (2018). Kade’s greatest achievements are the prestigious awards received from Woodturners Guild of Ontario in the categories of Intermediate (2015), Advanced (2016), Masters (2016, 2018) and Open (2017). Similarly, “Incursion (2016)”, a live-edge side-grain walnut wing bowl, was chosen as Cover Image for World Of Woodturning website (2016) and, then “! Exclamation (2016)”, a live-edge end-grain juniper bowl was chosen for Cover Image of Woodturners Guild Of Ontario website (2016).

In October 2018, Kade attended the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain Conference at Yarnfield, England (2018) where his birch veneer woodturned box, “Le Feu (2018)” was chosen for the AWGB Travelling Gallery of 50 woodturned art objects to be displayed throughout the European Union and the United Kingdom for 2018 - 2019.

Kade displays his work at Studio Tours and Art Shows. His greatest honour in recent years has been requests to teach and demonstrate to his mentors and peers in the local and regional woodturning guilds. Kade aspires to become a craftsman of distinction.