William BushWilliam Bush, a Master Craftsman, has been designing and building custom furnishings for the past 30 years. His creations make
use of many media. These include wood, stone, glass and metal. In sum, what his techniques accomplish is the creation of an amalgam
which expresses the relationship between creativity and materials. |
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Allan FosellaA lifelong woodworker, Allan Fosella specializes in boat
building. His shop in Schroon Lake, NY focuses on the construction and
restoration of Adirondack guideboats, other small wooden watercraft, canvas
canoes, custom-made oars and paddles, and seat caning. |
John MillerJohn Miller creates unique custom pieces. His artistry, while inherent, draws upon experience in woodworking, carpentry, jewelry making, and surfboard construction. He has a graduate degree in mechanical engineering from RPI which provides a strong foundation for the design phase of his projects. This is then followed by meticulous mechanics and finish. The end result is workmanship that is unparalleled in both quality and beauty. (518-356-3261) |
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David MobleyDavid Mobley is the owner of Windhover Studios, which specializes in executing custom designs in wood and related media
and creating sculptural pieces. He describes his sculpture as “not strictly representational, but symbolic,” and inspired
by the forms, textures, and colors of nature. He applies a background in engineering to the technical aspects of his craft.
Dave is one of the founding members and a former President of NWA. His studio is located in Niskayuna, NY. |
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Frank Pirkle"RusticWood Art" - brought to you by Frank Pirkle. Specializing in the design and construction of rustic wood art, furniture and free-form sculpture that flows from "releasing the spirit of the wood to fulfill its own unique character." While working the wood in many techniques and methods over the years, he has finally settled into a more non-traditional form of hand working with the use of hand cut wood joinery. Much of the wood he uses, comes from his own land, where it is slab cut and air dried before being made into works of beautiful 'wood art'. Frank's shop is found in a restored late 1700's post and beam English Barn
located in Franklin, NH, where he can be found most of the time. |
Hilary RussellDirector of the Berkshire Boat Building School in Sheffield, MA, Hilary Russell has helped adults and youngsters build more than one hundred canoes, kayaks, and pulling boats. He has perfected the use of tough nylon and polyester skins over white cedar and spruce frames, producing light, durable, beautiful vessels. New plans and partial kits for these boats are now available through www.berkshireboatbuildingschool.org. You can read detailed plans of how to build Hilary's eleven foot solo canoe in the Nov./Dec.'08 and Jan./Feb.'09 issues of WoodenBoat magazine. This year, Hilary will teach several classes and give demonstrations in CT, NY, VT, and MA, including the WoodenBoat Festival at Mystic Seaport Museum June 25-27. (413-229-2549) |
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Jim SmithIf you need anything designed, fabricated, forged, installed, moved, painted, plumbed, preserved, repaired, remodeled, restored, sawn, sanded, sculpted, trimmed, welded, wired, or whittled, either abstract, offbeat, progressive, or just plain traditional, Jim Smith can be found in the wood shop behind Mac's diner in Schuylerville, NY. Jim’s work can be viewed at www.jimsmithdesigns.com. You can phone or email Jim, or just stop by the shop – he’s usually there. (518-695-4982), (518-573-2003) jim@jimsmithdesigns.com |
Thomas WetzelThomas has been making handmade Windsor chairs and settees
for almost two decades. His work has been commissioned by museums and
collectors from the US and Europe. His work has appeared in Fine Woodworking
Magazine and he has been listed as one of Early American Life Magazine 200 Best Crafters.
Every custom piece is designed and created by Thomas. Aside from building
chairs, he also teaches chairmaking. Thomas is currently designing several
pieces incorporating his appreciation of traditional tools with his love of
natural design. |
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