Furniture Arrangement
The first trick painters use is "triangulation." A painting begins with images lower in the left and right corners with objects coming to a peak just above mid-center of the painting. This draws the viewer into the ... [... more]
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Blacksmith
Big is better, according to blacksmith David Norrie. He says the grand scale of Wyoming's Grand Tetons inspired him to create large works. His entryways, gates and stair railings do take on majestic proportions. One ... [... more]
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Lodgepole Furniture Maker
Halsey Hewson has an affinity for the American West that's illustrated in his rustic lodgepole furniture. Originally from Maine, Hewson headed west over a decade ago. In need of a bed, he created one much like those ... [... more]
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Furniture Maker
Mesquite wood may be famous for adding flavor to barbecue, but Texas woodworker Robert Hensarling (figure A) would rather build with it than burn it. He loves the knots and burls in the scrappy wood, so he uses it to ... [... more]
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Woodworker
Woodworker Mason Rapaport's furniture does gymnastics. His coffee-table legs seem frozen in a backbend, arched and ready to flip over (see above left photo). He is shown creating those legs, using both a vacuum bag ... [... more]
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Furniture Maker
When is a piece of furniture like a loaf of bread? When you make it yourself. According to Derek Stonorov, handcrafted furniture, like home-baked bread, is better than anything you can buy in a store. He doesn't even ... [... more]
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Furniture Maker
Using a technique she calls "spontaneous engineering," Kimberly Sotelo creates sculptural yet functional furniture out of frail willow branches. She hikes to a nearby willow grove from her studio to collect the raw ... [... more]
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Shoebox: Spool Tables
Meghan has decorated many of the tables with ceramic tiles that she purchases at tile and carpet stores. She mentioned that she usually goes to the back room where she can buy individual tiles rather than having to ... [... more]
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Furniture Maker
Furniture maker Paula Cooperrider makes an unusual kitchen chair that has one leg carved to resemble a women's leg. The piece illustrates the frustration she experienced when she felt she had become "a piece of ... [... more]
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Functional Sculptures
Figure C--Gray's brother, Paul, however, looks to the future for his designs, calling them "functional sculptures." He wants those who purchase his pieces to use them on an everyday basis. For example, his first ... [... more]
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Woodworker
The moment woodworker Charles Harvey visited an old Shaker town and saw the solid construction and integrity of that style of furniture, he knew what he wanted to do the rest of his life. He stopped making Colonial ... [... more]
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Woodworker
Don Narcomey gives wooden furniture a new twist. All of his custom-crafted pieces have a bend, curve or swirl. He uses a grinder with a special carving attachment to create these unique highlights to his furniture. ... [... more]
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