Art Manchester

 

i will be tending the Art Manchester gallery tomorrow from 11 to 5:00.

it is located in the former hickey freeman store, at the foot of center hill road, 

next to tumi, and across from ben and jerry's ..

i have a couple pieces there that have been languishing in the upstairs 

of the metal shop since last year about this time ... 

come and check them out .. the table above is my 

'homage to david smith' coffee table.  it is loosely based on his sculpture series

titled 'circles'.  painted oak slab top, painted steel base ...

no reasonable offer refused!!

artwork above by dona mara of the mettowee makers, rupert, vt/

here's another coffee table ... a single piece of crotch walnut,
about 32 x 42, reclaimed chestnut base .. 

again, i am accepting reasonable offers one this one too. 

and right across at helmholz fine art, i have this fine claro walnut dining table for sale

and a nice claro walnut desk with a drawer and a satin polished steel base 

below are more views of the art manchester gallery ..

pottery by lauren axelrod and others

ray finan's table ... chairs by

other woodworking by members of the guild of vermont furniture makers ...

                                                                      lots to see ...

and i think i did mention that it is right across the street from ben and jerry's

startspace opening 6 23

there is an opening at startspace in manchester tomorrow, 6/23/18, from 4 to 7.

i will be there with perhaps 17 other artists for the 'summer show' of abstract

and non representational painting and sculpture .. 

more information on the 18 artists exhibiting at

http://startspace.art/

lots to see ... come by if you can ...

new spalted maple coffee table for sale

we've got a new spalted maple coffee for sale in the local

art manchester gallery

along with our other stuff there.  the show runs through columbus day weekend and you can see the
work of over 30 talented vermont artists ... friday,saturday and sunday through 10/8 ..

i will be sitting in the gallery on sunday the 8th.  stop in and 'say hi if you are in town

this is the third one of three from that log cut by my friend porter brown

back in the 90s .. he gave me several pieces from it, and after he died, 

i was able to purchase some of the pieces he left behind from his daughter last year

this one was almost 4" thick when we started, but ...

the flattening process took almost an inch off it .. that hardmaple

sure likes to move around when it's drying

anyway, i'm pretty please with how it came out, and it is completely

au naturel, no fill in the cracks, just a scraped, sanded and finished 

piece of beautiful spalted maple

r.i.p. porter brown .... one of the greats ..

art manchester!  across from the equinox hotel, manchester  village

lots to see there ...

new 'stuff for sale' page

on june 30th, the guild of vermont furnituremakers and several other artists from the metawee valley

will be opening a temporary gallery in the former covey & nye store across from the equinox hotel.  it's a beautiful space, and we'll be open friday, saturday and sunday through september 9th.
this 'pop up gallery' is sponsored by the southern vermont arts center, and will be promoted
by stratton magazine.  there will be lots to see, and while i will have a number of items'there, i have will have other items for sale, both in my shop in dorset,
and in another local art gallery, helmholz fine art about a mile away.

the slab at the top of this post is a piece of claro wlanut, about 36" wide at the 'hump' and
about 80" long ... the blue tape is at 60" ... can be trimmed to be more 'regular' ...
desk, small dining table, coffee table, headboard?  your choice ..
this slab has been sold
below is just a partial listing of other items ... stop in at either of the galleries, or call to visit my studio at 802-867-5541 most times, or
    802-867-0139 on nights and weekends ..
call or email for prices, and click the photos to enlarge them ...

this photo shows both sides of a pair of 12' live edge walnut boards

they are aboout 1.25" thick in the rough and can be cut to make a great

dining table, desk top, headboard, or coffee table .. 

your choice determines the price
these planks are your book cases

this stunning piece of claro walnut is about 36" wide by 42" long .. 

it could be trimmed to suit, or finished as is into a coffee table or

center table .. temporary, mockup up base in the photo above.

this one will probably make it into the art manchester gallery, 

but maybe not in time for the opening ..

we've got several slabs of mildly spalted maple available for coffee

tables or to be glued up into desk or kitchen island tops.

for kiln dried live edge slabs with a little character, these are reasonably priced ..

they are finished in the photo with just a wash coat of shellac for color 

and will be more dramatic with a final sanding and finishing ..

 i also have this random piece of verde antique marble ... needs a little edge work, or can

be cut to suit first for whatever you need .. right now it is 20 x 66 x 1.125 thick ..

sweet little crotch walnut coffee table about 32 x 44 with four

'compass point' brass inlays .. nice grain, with a reclaimed chestnut base.

and then there is this 'david smith inspired' coffee table. 

view through the base

david smith sculptures at the clark art center blog post

these two planks of red oak, along with a few walnut or cherry

butterflies will make a dramatic small dining table, 

any width up to 45" by any length up to 75"
the oak planks are sold

 

these two pieces are available at helmholz fine art in manchester.

the table above is /- 34-37 wide by 90 long

 close up of one end here

 and this claro walnut desk is there too ..

 +/- 44 x 70

this piece of reclaimed chestnut and steel was available until it sold at open studio.

it is now it is in its new home, under the bear painting .. couldn't have made it a better size 

even if i had know where it was going ...

more to come soon ...