Gallery

Northern Woods Exhibition EDINA, MINNESOTA

Northern Woods is an annual woodworking show and competition sponsored by the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, a group of amateur and professional woodworkers from throughout the state. The show provides an opportunity for Guild members to display and discuss their craft; more importantly, it gives the general public an opportunity to view high quality woodworking design and construction. Held at Southdale Center in Edina, this was the 25th annual edition of the show. Some of the award-winners are shown on these pages.

PHOTOS BY RAMON MARENO

1.
KEN ANDERSEN
“Beginning of Time”
Cherry, bird's-eye maple veneer, colored concrete, brass, old clock parts
60″ × 24″ × 16″

2.
MARK LAUB
“Ariosa Chiffonier”
Bubinga, maple, ebony, wenge, Spanish cedar, mara, sycamore, satinwood, metals, glass, abalone
62″ × 18″ × 12″

3.
BOB PAULSON
“The Sanibel Lighthouse”
Basswood, beech, birch
52″ × 18″ × 18″

4.
RUTAGER WEST
“Curved Top Jewelry Box”
Maple burl veneer, holly, ebony
6″ × 13″ × 8″

5.
TIM HEIL
“Behind the Eight Ball”
Cocobolo
D: 2¼″ each

6.
LEE TOMAN
“Bathroom Vanity”
Cocobolo, rosewood, camphor
35″ × 42″ × 21″

7.
DUFF THURY
“Jax Round Oak Table”
White oak, steel
H: 30″ × D: 60″

8.
TONY KUBALAK
“Philadelphia Queen Anne Side Chair”
Honduran mahogany, pine, upholstery
40¾″ × 20½″ × 21″

GALLERY

Texas Furniture Makers Show KERRVILLE, TEXAS

The Eighth Annual Texas Furniture Makers Show was held at the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center in Kerrville in the fall of 2007. The exhibition featured 70 hand-crafted pieces by 55 Texas furnituremakers. The show's mission is to improve exposure to Texas furnituremaking, and in this it was an enormous success—close to six thousand visitors from around the country came to see the work during the six week exhibit. Presented on these pages are some of the award winners.

ALL PHOTOS BY S. J. DRBY

1.
FRANK STRAZZA
Waco, Texas
“From Storm to Treasure”
Mesquite, black walnut, cherry, curly maple, cocobolo
50″ × 36″ × 21″

2.
MICHAEL WENECK
Houston, Texas
“Tusk Console Table”
Walnut, cherry, ebony
29″ × 42″ × 16″

3.
A. D. TONNESSEN
Austin, Texas
“Texas Gold”
Mesquite, walnut, mountain juniper, petrified wood, agate, gold leaf
78″ × 94″ × 82″

4.
ANDY RAWLS
Waco, Texas
“Rocking Chair”
Cherry, hickory bark
48½″ × 24½″ × 40″

5.
DAVID FERGUSON
Schertz, Texas
“Armoire-Sized Humidor”
Walnut burl, walnut, wenge, mesquite, Spanish cedar
82″ × 53″ × 27″

6.
LILLIAN DAURA-HAMILTON
Bulverde, Texas
“Carved Bench”
Cypress, paint
41″ × 58″ × 22″

7.
ALTON BOWMAN
Flower Mound, Texas
“Bonheur du Jour (Writing Desk)”
Holly, ebony, bloodwood, leather, marquetry woods
40″ × 31″ × 27″

8.
JOE DAVID FARMER
Center Point, Texas
“Side Chair”
Mesquite, ebony, jade
48″ × 24″ × 30″

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