April 22 – June 16, 2005
An exhibition of work by leading woodturning artists from across North America opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship on Friday, April 22.
Curated by Damariscotta woodturner Jacques Vesery, the exhibition travels to Rockport from the National Headquarters of the American Association of Woodturners in St. Paul, Minnesota, where it first appeared. “I invited artists from 18 states and 3 Canadian provinces to create an eclectic, exciting and passionate exhibit of cutting edge work,” says Vesery.
“A Nation of Enchanted Form” represents turned wood Art and Sculpture spanning the continent with exquisite vessels by Stephen Gleasner (Appleton, ME) and Mark Gardner (Saluda, NC), turned, sculptural forms by Lyle Jamieson (Traverse City, MI), and Mark Sfirri (New Hope, PA), the interpretive work of Binh Pho (Maple Park, IL) and John Macnab (Halifax, Nova Scotia), and the delicately turned baskets – ranging in size from ¾” to 7” in height – by Christian Burchard, (Ashland, OR).
“Jacques was the ideal curator for this show. Being an internationally acclaimed turner himself, he knows the field inside out,” said Peter Korn, Executive Director of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. “Also, the timing is perfect, because we open our new Woodturning Studio this June to offer an extended schedule of turning workshops.“
Several Center faculty are among the exhibitors: Matthew Hill (Oklahoma City, OK), Michael Hosaluk (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) and Betty Scarpino (Indianapolis, IN), along with Midcoast turners Vesery and Gleasner.
Other featured exhibitors include Derek Bencomo (Lahaina, HI), Dixie Biggs (Gainesville, FL), Trent Bosch (Fort Collins, CO), Marilyn Campbell (Kincardine, Ontario), Cindy Drozda (Boulder, CO), Gorst duPlessis (New Orleans, LA), David Ellsworth (Quakertown, PA), Harvey Fein (New York, NY), J. Paul Fennell (Scottsdale, AZ), Todd Hoyer (Bisbee, AZ), William Hunter (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), John Jordan (Antioch, TN), Steven Kennard (Canning, Nova Scotia), Dale Larson (Gresham, OR), Mike Lee (Kapolei, HI), Bill Luce (Renton, WA), JoHannes Michelsen (Manchester Center, VT), Michael Mocho (Albuquerque, NM), William Moore, (Hillsboro, OR), David Nittman (Boulder, CO), Bob Rosand (Bloomsburg, PA), David Sengel (Boone, NC), Curt Theobald (Pine Bluffs, WY), Michael Werner (Stanwood, WA).
