My passion is to create personal, unique, one of a kind works of art with the natural colors and grains of exotic woods and maple veneer that I hand dye. This is a 100 step process of lamination, band saw slicing, re-orienting the material, re-lamination and lathe turning. What excites me are the different patterns that are created by changing the thickness of the sliced material, its orientation, and the use of color in the dyed veneer. The interplay of these components is revealed and accentuated in the lathe turning. A bracelet or small spirit bowl can have up to 1200 pieces of wood in it making it appear like woven needlepoint or beadwork. More of my work can be purchased from my Shopify store via the link at the bottom of this page.
Feel free to contact me during this event. I'm happy to answer any questions about my artwork.
martha@studiomarthacollins.com |
N O R T H W E S T A R T A L L I A N C E
PO Box 665 Clinton, WA 98236 office: (360) 579-4903 www.nwartalliance.org |