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

ART MANCHESTER !!!

a pop up gallery for the guild of vermont furniture makers

and the mettowee valley artists/makers opens this weekend in the 

former covey & nye store directly across from the equinox hotel in manchester vermont .. 

there is a website for all the (other) participating galleries at this link. the guild gallery will be open

fridays, saturday and sunday, starting tomorrow, and through labor day weekend

click the photos to enlarge them

 a few of my pieces

  eric sprenger

 jim becker

lots to see there ... more photos and text to follow eventually .. 

portfolio pictures

 

well, ok ... i stumbled across a folder full of pictures this morning and 

i thought they would make a good blog post.  as an example, on the 'page' above, there is a 

10' cherry table, 8 windsors, 4 stools and a nine foot wide by 8 foot high sideboard.  couple of months right there.  also, a pair of maple cabinets with c.r. ashbee inspired  inlays and a 60" round table ...

another couple of months there.

until 2007, when i first started my blog and more or less moved my 'portfolio' online,

i kept photos of my work in these three 20 page, 14" x 17"  binders.  in august of 2014, i intended to migrate these portfolios into my slide show area by taking careful photos of each page but never finished the job or ever finished taking the photos .. looking through them this morning made

me realize i maybe ought to get on it and finish that project ... maybe next week ...

anyway, here they are .. click the photos to enlarge them ... 

honestly, i forgot i made a lot of these pieces ...

 

a desk, a credenza and a coffee table, and the inspiration for the 

c.r. ashbee arts and crafts style pieces pieces

a couple desks, a small dining table, a really funky windsor and some stools ..

a nice game table .. another desk some side tables and a japanese rice paper screen ..

the famous 'snook table' .. 46 x 68 and 

at the beach' a small half round with similar inlays .. i still have that one ..

a coffee table, a cabinet with a curved front, a 54" round cherry table with a lacewood inlay, 

a cherry and lacewood coffee table, a reclaimed chestnut table and a funky sideboard piece.

lots more stuff here

and here .. the bubinga sideboard goes with the 

one board bubinga table on the 'page' below ..

a nice 'studio style' sideboard and an 8' knife display case

some nice doors; an interesting masonic table restoration and a classy 

cherry and figured ash desk with some rosewood inlays

a cherry corner cupboard with curly maple panels and drawer fronts ..

 

skippy, our dog, who left us in 2006 .. a nice cherry and maple dresser ..

another big sideboard, one of a pair, and a nice curly maple dining table

my favorite curly maple sideboard and a cool bench and mirror with carvings and appliques ..

a few more 'studio style' pieces

 

more to come as the project evolves .. good start.

   just found some more ...

my, my, my ... lots of pictures ... the tapered cabinet made the back cover of one of 

the fine woodworking design books ... must have been around 1990

 game tables ..

 wildlife carving on the table legs ...

 early headboard inlays

 ditto ...

 metal chairs .. a black console ...

more game tables

 first cabinet with abalone center right .. 1985??

 'shaker' hutch

 early 80s brochure cover ..

 2nd commisssion .. 1979 .. the yellow shaker desk ..

'japanese style' coffee table .. studio style table and sideboard

glass topped coffee table ...

 'greene and greene' style chairs with handpainted silk seats

the original tansu stairs photos .. before and after .. 1989

a crotch mahogany veneered sideboard .. notice the difference and professional photographer can make ..

"it's where we keep the tv to keep it out of sight"

some detail shots ...  the studios .. central park west .. barely fit in the elevator ..

 i used to make a lot of ornamental sash

 the original mother myricks .. 1983, manchester center ...