The Artist
Steven Neil Flinchum grew up on the family farm of six generations in Taylor County near the heart of Kentucky. After college, Steven traveled around the country, trying his hand at such diverse jobs as blackjack dealing in Las Vegas and offshore oil rigger in the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, he married his hometown sweetheart, Dawn. But like the oak and poplar that serve as his medium, Steven’s roots are set deeply in the rolling, limestone-rich hills of central Kentucky. He and his wife returned to the home place to settle down and raise their children, Sawyer and Andrea. Steven works in other pursuits such as farming, historical restoration and drafting & drawing, along with his passion of woodworking.
Steven has been turning wood for over two decades, and has participated in a number of woodcraft workshops and seminars in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. He has taught woodturning to adults and children, and provides turning demonstrations at community festivals and craft fairs. Steven is a juried member of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Janice Holt Giles Foundation where he is actively involved in the restoration and preservation of the author’s log home as well as the promotion of literacy and the literary arts. In his spare time, Steven enjoys writing, photography, and cruising Kentucky’s scenic back roads on his vintage motorcycle.
Steven has been turning wood for over two decades, and has participated in a number of woodcraft workshops and seminars in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. He has taught woodturning to adults and children, and provides turning demonstrations at community festivals and craft fairs. Steven is a juried member of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program and the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Janice Holt Giles Foundation where he is actively involved in the restoration and preservation of the author’s log home as well as the promotion of literacy and the literary arts. In his spare time, Steven enjoys writing, photography, and cruising Kentucky’s scenic back roads on his vintage motorcycle.
 Steven and Sawyer many years ago. |
 Steven with his vintage 1947 Delta/Milwaukee |