Join me from 6-8pm tonight (Wednesday, February 19th) at the Port Moody Art Centre for the Opening Reception of their newest exhibit, Twisted. The exhibition runs until March 13. See twisted art from across Canada, including three of my pieces. One of my newest pieces was created just for this show. It's called Chair with … Continue reading Experience Twisted Art
Today is the final day of Discovery: Air at the Seymour Art Gallery and I am excited to announce a new exhibit at the Port Moody Arts Centre featuring some of my most recent work. The exhibition runs from Wednesday, February 19th until Thursday, March 13th. I will be in attendance during the opening reception on … Continue reading New Exhibition: Twisted
This is the second post on the construction of my Table with a Twist. The first post covered the making of the legs. I had initially thought about making the aprons square like the legs because I knew how to twist a square blank and wasn't sure how a rectangular blank would work. I experimented … Continue reading Construction of “Table with a Twist” – Part 2: Twisted Aprons
When I set out to create this table I knew that I wanted to use plain wood for the base and figured wood for the top. I knew that straight-grained wood would be easier to carve, and complements the carving well; curvy grain would distract from the linear design. I expected that using figured wood … Continue reading Construction of “Table with a Twist” – Part 1: Legs
The beginning of April marked the cut-off date for submissions for the exhibit "Regeneration: Fine Woodworkers Under 30" being held at the Mesler Gallery in Rockport, Maine from September 16 until November 22, 2011. I submitted one piece and am now waiting, along with another 184 hopeful contributors, to see if our piece made the … Continue reading Regeneration: Fine Woodworkers Under 30 – List of Entries
Perhaps you remember this table I built a year ago. It was a really interesting project and it generated a lot of feedback, both positive and negative. Most viewers liked the proportions as well as the twisted legs. Some liked the contrast between maple and black walnut. Many disliked the top, saying that it reminded … Continue reading Table with a Twist
Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 