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Joel Walker (other)
Joel Walker may refer to: *Joel Walker (snooker player) (born 1994), English snooker player *Joel Walker (sculptor) Joel (Jo) Walker, also known as JOEL or Sculptress JOEL is an English sculptor, known for depicting animals. In 2008 she was commissioned to make a statue of the dog Ruswarp for Garsdale railway station on the Settle–Carlisle line. She was ..., English sculptor See also * Joel Walker Sweeney (1810–1860), American musician and early blackface minstrel performer * Joe Walker (other) {{hndis, Walker, Joel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Walker (snooker Player)
Joel Walker (born 16 March 1994) is an English former professional snooker player. In 2010 he won the Rileys Future Stars competition and turned professional in 2012 through Q School. Career Amateur years In 2010 Walker won Rileys Future Stars competition, and won £5,000 and coaching sessions with Ronnie O'Sullivan. The same year he was invited to compete in the World Open. He defeated Julian Logue 3–1 in the first qualifying round, but lost 1–3 against Tony Drago in the next round. Walker also competed at the Players Tour Championship, with his best result coming at the fourth event in Sheffield, where he reached the last 64 and lost 0–4 against Robert Milkins. He finished 137th on the Order of Merit. He tried unsuccessfully to turn professional through the Q School, with his best result coming in the second tournament, where he reached the last 16, but lost 1–4 against Simon Bedford. Walker competed at the Players Tour Championship also in the 2011–12 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Walker (sculptor)
Joel (Jo) Walker, also known as JOEL or Sculptress JOEL is an English sculptor, known for depicting animals. In 2008 she was commissioned to make a statue of the dog Ruswarp for Garsdale railway station on the Settle–Carlisle line. She was chosen for her detailed work, and portraits of animals. This project attracted the attention of the media including the national press. She has won prizes for her work including thGift of the Year award1994 (Collectibles and Figurines). Her work is generally figurative in style, capturing the detailed expressions and attributes of her subjects. Most sculptures are cast by the lost-wax process into Bronze. Her sculptures have also been used by different societies as awards and trophies, and in the past she has specialized in the portraits of famous breeds of horses, such as the Shire horse and Shetland ponies. This led to the commission of the centenary sculptures for the Welsh Pony and Cob Society. Another sculpture by the Sculptress JO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Walker Sweeney
Joel Walker Sweeney (1810 – October 29, 1860), also known as Joe Sweeney, was an American musician and early blackface minstrel performer. He is known for popularizing the playing of the banjo and has often been credited with advancing the physical development of the modern five-string banjo. Biography Born to a farming family in Appomattox County, Virginia, he claimed to have learned to play the banjo from local enslaved Africans. He is the earliest known person to have played the banjo on stage. Aside from his important role in popularizing the instrument, he has often been credited with advancing the physical development of the modern five-string banjo. Whereas the instrument's resonating chamber had formerly been constructed from a gourd (like the banjo's African ancestors and cousins), Sweeney popularized the use of a drum-like resonating chamber (legend has it that he adapted a cheese box for this purpose). He has also been credited with adding the banjo's fifth string, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
