Alex Olson

Hi! My name is Alex and I am a potter, woodworker, and visual artist. 

On this channel, I share videos about my various artistic projects and pursuits. To learn more about my artwork, you can visit my website:  www.alexolsonarts.com

Alex Olson

Woodturning

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Beneath The Bark | A Film on Woodturning | Alex Olson

Nesting Wooden Bowls | Woodturning Walnut, Maple, Pacific Yew, Juniper, & Osage Orange | Alex Olson

David Ellsworth Woodturning Master Class: Anderson Ranch | Alex Olson

Transporting an American Beauty Lathe: Robust Woodturning Tools | Alex Olson

Turning a Hollow-Vessel From Green Alder | Delta Midi Lathe | Alex Olson

Woodturning a Set of Nesting Cherry Bowls (part 1) | Alex Olson

Popular videos

Live-Edge Ash Table | Carleton College Studio Art | Handcrafted by Alex Olson

Pear & Lemon Still Life: An Exercise in Cross-Hatching (4K Video) | Alex Olson

How to Draw a Paper Bag (4K video) | Alex Olson

Beneath The Bark | A Film on Woodturning | Alex Olson

Woodfiring Workshop at River Song Pottery | Train Kiln | Alex Olson

Turning a Hollow-Vessel From Green Alder | Delta Midi Lathe | Alex Olson

Shorts

Woodfiring Pottery at the Oki Doki Studio | Alex Olson | August 2022 #shorts #short

Videos

Firing the Anagama | Wood Fired Sculptures and Vessels by Andrew Sartorius

Essential Elements | Lindsay Oesterritter | Wood Fired Pottery

Juliane Shibata | "Mutations" Installation at CBS Conservatory | A film by Alex Olson

Judith Kinghorn | Handcrafted Fine Jewelry | A film by Alex Olson

Woodfiring Workshop at River Song Pottery | Train Kiln | Alex Olson

Live-Edge Madrone Table | Urban Hardwoods Internship | Alex Olson

Woodworking Projects

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Live-Edge Ash Table | Carleton College Studio Art | Handcrafted by Alex Olson

Live-Edge Walnut Desk & Maple Stool | Alex Olson

Handmade End-Grain Maple Cutting Boards | Alex Olson

End Grain Cutting Board - Douglas Fir | Alex Olson

Live-Edge Madrone Table | Urban Hardwoods Internship | Alex Olson

Travel / Nature

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Visions | The Landscape and Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest | Alex Olson Photography

Studio Art in the South Pacific | Alex Olson

Freshman Year at Carleton College | A Video Log by Alex Olson

Ode to Fall | First Time Flying a Drone | DJI Phantom 4