Philip Moulthrop (b. 1947) is a woodturner who works and lives in Marietta, GA. He started woodturning in 1979. He learned the woodturning basics from his father, Edward Moulthrop.
He is most famous for pioneering his composite technique. He glues hundreds of wooden plugs onto a turned bowl, fills the space between the plugs with epoxy, then smooths the outside and hollows the inside, which gives his bowls a polka dotted look. He received his B.A. from West Georgia College and his Juris Doctor from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He studied and practiced law before beginning his artistic career. His work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Arts and Design, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum, the Mint Museum, The Renwick Gallery, the White House Collection of American Craft, among others.
