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- Functional Objects
- Furniture
as Art
Contemporary
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Suite
Boxes
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- Sculpture
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Innocence Among
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welcome commissions
for furniture and design accents for home or office. These
works are approached as art or to be part of a private
or corporate collection and as such are priced accordingly.
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As a designer I enjoy exploring
new dimensions to design while also examining various aspects
of the roots of furniture and object design, tools, materials
and processes. Designing balances a journey of moving into
the future and into the past.
Living accents, like a fine vase, can
bridge the design realms of function and art, resulting
in pieces that can stand alone as art and simutaniously
fill utilitarian roles.
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For many years I have been
impassioned with furniture design that is the integration
of a sculptural theme, fine craftsmanship and a variety
of materials with functional objects. Here the medicine
chest embraces the central presence of water in a bathroom.
The mermaid and water plants on the door are accented
by sea horse hinges and a seashell handle.
The design challenge of
fitting the furniture carcass to the form of the French
door rather than the traditional reverse was met with a
1-½ inch lamination of 47 separate external frame
pieces. When the cabinet is opened the viewer is caught
by the further surprise of the bright Ozark cedar and vibrant
walnut lining the inside of the chest.
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Breakfast in bed is a time of
greeting a new day through sharing food, conversation and
perhaps coffee and morning paper reading. This cherry wood
serving tray reflects the subtle forms of Brancussi's embracing
stone figures in “The Kiss”.
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This walnut honey jar and rosewood
spoon juxtaposes classical carved turnings with modern abstract
form that in itself contrasts a graceful sweeping curve
of the legs with the layered organic form of the bowl and
lid.
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A series of reclined torso jewelry
boxes took advantage of the characteristics of the grain
of the outside curve of the board to enhance the silhouettes
of the buttocks and shoulder blades. These torsos moved
the functional object design near to the realm of purely
sculptural form.
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