Are you a woodworker?

Join the Wood Co-op in supporting local children's charities by designing, building, and donating a wooden handmade toy. Your toy could be anything from a fun, intriguing toy for tots to a one of a kind collectible piece for adults. Just submit your toy to the Wood Co-op by September 1st, 2008. A jury will select the most innovative and inspired pieces for display in an exhibition and silent auction from October 1st to 23rd, 2008. The Wood Co-op's toy drive will donate all other pieces directly to a selection of children's charities across the province. Any questions? Check out the Child Interactive event posting for all the details. Be sure to download the submission form and follow the safety guidelines for any entry submitted. Good luck!

Check out the latest addition to our portfolio section: Colin Delory.

Colin states: "What I like about wood turning is it gives me the opportunity to transform these local woods into unique works of art thereby recycled the wood and bringing new life to it. My segmented works open up even more opportunities to express myself by combining different woods to create interesting patterns to compliment my vessel shapes. Being a self taught woodturner I continue to explore new techniques to enhance and improve my work and have recently added metal spinning to my bag of tricks."

Check out the latest addition to our portfolio section: Douglas J. Fisher. Through the development of exclusive techniques and a distinctive approach in his use of wood as a contemporary medium, Douglas' work reflects his love for indigenous art: its simplicity and its power.

Also check back regularly for other artisan additions to woodco-op.com in the near future!

On January 30th, 2008 you might've had a chance to catch The Wood Co-op's own Laura Bertram with Breakfast Television's Tasha Chiu. Laura gave a tour of the Wood Co-op and talked extensively about the 2+1 show.

The press is starting to come in around the successful smash exhibit "2+1 furniture for small spaces" ! Look for upcoming articles in February 7th Metro newspaper and the current Feb/March Preview The Gallery Guide.

From Jan. 30th to Feb 18th, 2008 The Wood Co-op Gallery on Granville Island will host an exciting and original exhibition in cooperation with Emily Carr Institute and Van Gogh Designs. "2+1" features some of B.C.'s best up and coming designers; introducing small scale furnishings with a twist. Each piece must not only be multi-functional, but also fit for continued production and sustainably calculated through the use of formaldehyde free adhesives, latex foam and hypo-allergenic dyes. Industrial Design students will present upholstered furniture that is spatially efficient, transforms, and celebrates the worth, warmth and potential of wood. Drop in and visit us!

At newsstands now, check out the October 2007 cover of "American Woodworker" magazine which features a piece from our very own H.C. Sakman.

The article features a recap of the Furniture Society Conference June 20-23 2007 in Victoria, B.C. and The Wood Co-op was there. Wood Co-op Gallery Director Laura Friesan was one of the presenters on the illustrious panel.

You can now order online! We've added the Purchasing/Shipping information section here. Complete with our Online order form for any and all custom or product orders.

Hi everyone, we've re-vamped and updated our Frequently Asked Questions section. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to visit. Still not getting your answers? Please contact us!

Check out all the new listings on the web site by artisans:

Dave King, Greenhus, Hendrick Guliker, Dan Lee, Leo Chao, Johann Wiegardt, Dan Gillis, Stephen Miller, Peter Moonen, Tabitha Osler, Larry Ramey, Glen Stanley, That Wood Work, Yuhan Yu, Paul Tellier, Darren G. Bertuccio, Edmund Butler and Denis Bell.