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2008 Design in Wood Exhibition
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2008 Design in Wood Exhibition
DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA
In 1982, 35 members of the San Diego Fine Woodworker's Association (SDFWA) participated in the first Design in Wood Exhibition. Today the SDFWA has over 1600 members and Design in Wood now averages over 300 entries and awards over $20,000 in prize money to entries in 22 classes. Pictured… »
Flotilla
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY TOM LOESER
This series of “bad boats,” formally know as “Flotilla,” came out of a summer project in the woodshop at the University of Wisconsin in the summer of 2006. Two graduate students (Matthias Pliessnig and Ben Wooten) and I built three copies of a real boat, the Whitehall 12, using a… »
Gallery
“FOURthought is a collection of work that looks at the relationship between craft, design, material, and emotive response. I’ve asked these three artists and myself to exhibit work that uses the techniques of furnituremaking as a vehicle for personal expression and individual voice. We have all sought to take the work to an ambiguous place,… »
Looking Back
The models should have practical value and be finished by the students themselves. They should be made entirely of wood—some soft, others hard. As little material as possible should be used. The work should not require polish. They should require little or no turning or decorative carving. They should develop the sense of form and… »