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| We have been collaborating in the designing and making of furniture since 1987. Together we strive to create objects that continue to reveal their beauty over time with patterns that engage the eye, forms that are sensual and color that harmonizes throughout.
In the furniture, we have been intrigued by the effect of combining polymer clay surfaces with wood surfaces and carved and shaped elements. We believe that people have a strong resonance with the basic elements of design found in nature and we try to reflect those lines and patterns in our furniture. |
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Furniture Society; Founding members, Steering Committee, Board of Trustees, 1996-2003 Resource Directory committee chair, volunteer coordinator, Advisory Board 2003-04 Massachusetts Craft Organization, steering committee 1998-2000 The Society of Arts and Crafts, resource council, education committee 1999-2005 Fine Furnishings Providence Show, Advisory Board 2001-2005 Fuller Craft Museum Artist Advisory Board, 2004 Strategic Planning Committee, 2006 Juror:
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"Please Be Seated", Henry Morrison Flager Museum, Palm Beach, FL, 1995 "The Chair Show" Southern Highland Craft Guild. Asheville, NC 1995 "Furniture, Details in Color", The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, 1995 Niche Awards, Winner; Wood; One of a Kind, 1996 "Pull up a chair" annual show, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD 96-99 "Collaborative Forms", Individual Show, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD 1996 Fine Furnishings Providence, 1st prize: Best Company Presentation, 1997 Annual Lighting Show, Del Mano Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 1998-1999 Featured Artist, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Nov 98, June 00, July 02 "Overview in Polymer Clay" The Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 1998 "Moving Forward", Nat. Polymer Clay Guild, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD, 1998 Artist of the Month, Creations Gallery, Delaware, October, 1999 "Polymer Clay" Society of Arts Crafts, Boston, MA Nov-Dec 1999 "Contemporary Studio Cabinetry: The Inside Story" ELVM Museum of Art, U of WI, Madison, WI 2002 "For your Collection" Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA 2003 "Furniture: Future Tense" DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA April 2003 Wilsonart Invitational Furniture Exhibition, Lord and Taylor, Philadelphia, PA May-June 2003 "Contemporary New England Art Furniture" Lynman Allyn Art Museum, Feb-May 2004 "The Perfect Collection", Fuller Museum, March-May 2004 Priority in Seating Award, Philadelphia Furniture Show, 2004 Best of Media 2004 , Craftboston, 2004 Artist Choice Award 2004, Craftboston 2004 Furniture Invitational Clark -Naga Gallery, June 2004 "Cut it Out", Fuller Craft Museum, Oct 2004-Jan 2005 "Inspired By China" SOFA Chicago, Galley Function Art, Chicago IL, 2006-2008 “Boxes and Their Makers”, “Sculpting with Color” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA “For North Bennet Street”, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA “Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads”, Racine Museum of Art, Racine WI |
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Ravensdale Conference, Evergreen St. College, N.W. Polymer Clay Guild: "Large sculptural Forms in Polymer Clay", Illuminated Vessels", 1998 "Large Clay Tiles", Lace Cane Patterns, 2000 Furniture Society Annual Conference 1999, 2002, Seminar, "Use of Polymer Clay in Furniture", Panel discussion on Making a Living as a Furniture Maker, 99, Women in Furniture, 02 Society of Arts and Crafts, Artist Symposium, 2001 CraftBoston, Artist Presentation, "Polymer Clay in Furniture", 2002 Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Panel Discussion, "Successful Collaborations Between Artist and Clients", 2002 Amer.Craft Council Baltimore Show, "The Emergence of Design and its Affect on the Craft World", panel discussion, 2004 CraftBoston, Walking Tour, Studio Furniture 2004 James Renwick Alliance, Distinguished Artist's Series, Workshop on Polymer Clay techniques, 2005 Renwick Gallery - Artist's Presentation, 2005 CraftBoston, "Collector, Architect-Designer, Artist, A Major Collaboration" panel discussion, March 2007 "Meet the Artist", lecture - demonstration, Museum of Art and Design, NY, NY, July 2007 Washington Craft Show, "Strange Friends: Polymer Clay and Furniture", Nov. 2007 Artist presentation, "Expressive Veneers: Painting With Clay" SOFA Nov 2008 “Sculpting with Color” Panel Discussion, Fuller Craft Museum, 2009 “Polymer clay out of Control”, Lecture, Bead Designers International, 2010 “Marquetry with Polymer Clay”, Workshop, Fuller Craft Museum, Jan 2011 |
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American Woodworker April 1995 American Craft April/May 1995 Montgomery Papers, 10/ 11/95 Best of Philly, 1995 Home Furniture, Fall 1995 cover, April 1997 House Beautiful, November 1997 Niche Magazine, Spring, 1996, Winter 1998, Autumn 1999, Summer 2002 Road Island Monthly, November 1997 Providence Journal,11/1998, 11/2001, 11/2002 American Style Magazine, Summer 1999 Yankee Magazine, November 2001 Boston Globe, 5/15/2002 Woodworkers Journal, August 2002, The Guild "Studio Furniture, the Heart of the Functional Arts" 1999, Kelsey and Mastelli "Studio Furniture Tradition in Contemporary Furniture" 2001, Kelsey and Mastelli "Scratching the Surface" 2002, Michael Hosaluk Fine Woodworking, 2/2003 "400 Polymer Clay Designs" 2004, Lark Books “500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Designs”, 2008, Lark Books “New Masters of the Wooden Box” 2009, Oscar P. Fitzgerald, Fox Chapel Publishing “Chairs” Lark Studio Series, 2010, Lark Crafts “500 Cabinets: A Showcase of Design and Craftsmanship”, 2010, Lark Crafts “Masters, Polymer Clay: Major Works by Leading Artists”, 2011, Lark Crafts |
American Craft Council Shows Baltimore Winter Show 1994-2007 Columbus 1992, 1996, 1997 Chicago 1998, Minneapolis 1992, Baltimore Summer, 1999-20000 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NY, NY 1992 Philadelphia Furniture Show, Philadelphia, PA 1995-2005 Fine Furnishings Providence, RI, 1997-2009 Crafts at the Castle, Boston, MA 2001-2002, 2005 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008-2010 Westchester Craft Show, Westchester, NY, 2003 Washington Craft Show, Washington D.C. 2003, 2004, 2007 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington D.C. 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 CRAFTBOSTON, Boston, MA 2002-2011 CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2010 |