It is a tradition for the board of directors of the Center for Art in Wood to ask the artists who participated in the summer residency if they would be amenable to donating one or more objects to be chosen by the board to the Center’s permanent collection. This creates a record of the artists … Continue reading A Second Fore-Plane
To a Fore-Plane
"It is called the Fore Plane because it is used before you come to work either with the Smooth Plane or with the Joynter." Joseph Moxon, The Mechanics Exercises Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works. 1683-1685 A busy summer, (W.A.R.P. Fellowship all of June and July, publishing an article), turned into a busy fall, (Center for … Continue reading To a Fore-Plane
W.A.R.P. Panel Discussion
On October 3, 6:30-7:30 there will be a panel discussion with the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Fellows on Zoom. I will be joining my fellow residents Kailee Bosch, Katie Hudnall, James Maurelle, Janice Smith,and D Wood to discuss our experiences during the residency. The panel discussion will be moderated by John-Duane Kingsley who participated in … Continue reading W.A.R.P. Panel Discussion
An Extraordinary Lancaster Clock Case
My most recent article for Incollect magazine on the John Hoff clock and case made in 1768 in the Dietrich American furniture collection is available online and will be out in a print edition shortly. You can see it here: https://www.incollect.com/articles/dietrich-american-foundation-an-extraordinary-lancaster-tall-case-clock Next week after the opening of Overlap, I will write another post about this … Continue reading An Extraordinary Lancaster Clock Case
OVERLAP: W.A.R.P
The Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program 2022 is winding down. Installation of our exhibition begins next week and the opening reception - free and open to the public - happens Friday, August 5, 5:30-8 PM. Of interest to those who have followed the previously named Windgate ITE (International Turning Exchange) over the last 25 years, … Continue reading OVERLAP: W.A.R.P
In Proportion to the Trouble 