05 Aug

Posted at 00:18h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Mark Waninger Magnet, IN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: mlwaninger.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: From his childhood in rural southern Indiana to the launch of his custom millwork business, Mark has always been fascinated with the natural beauty of wood and what he can create...

05 Aug

Posted at 00:15h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] John Lipe Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Each of my pieces begins with a tree in the forests of Southern Illinois.  This tree is harvested by a small, local sawyer who mills it into lumber, which is then sold to an...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:55h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Ronald Vieceli Carbondale, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.studiovieceli.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Works are a melding of wood and steel. Bases are welded from the discarded pieces of industrial fabrication destined for the scrapyard. Each possesses unique shapes and textures. Wood is...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:52h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Robert Asselmeier Waterloo, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: rasselarts.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Roberts current body of work focuses on sustainability of art in nature through already fallen trees. He represents the spirit & energy of the tree through uniquely turned wooden vessels...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:50h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Tonya & Kevin Koerner Metropolis, IL [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: circlekcreations.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: I never thought my second act would entail becoming a woodworker but through a series of events it happened. My husband is a master woodworker and upon his retirement...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:43h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Jay and Sherry Phillips Chesterfield, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: We turn wood on lathe & segment wood using planer, power sander, table saw. We upcycle MO/IL woods & exotic woods. We mix & mold resin blanks. We mix resins fill...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:36h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Donald Markham Russiaville, IN [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: I look for local and exotic hardwood that has character, unusual grain patterns and color variation and assemble multiple wood species together to create unique functional artwork to be used everyday.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][social_icons type="square_social" icon="fa-facebook"...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:33h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Larry & Karen Shafer Lawton, OK [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Bio: Larry Shafer is an emerging woodturner who lives just north of Fort Sill, OK.  He is a retired Army office and former Software Safety Engineer who uses a mix of exotic and...

04 Aug

Posted at 23:29h in

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Steve & Valerie Doerr Joplin, MO [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""] Artist Website: www.thewoodendoerr.com [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=""]Artist Statement: Our goal in woodturning is to display the beautiful grains and colors that are hidden in God's trees. Using lathes, we create turnings of visual and functional art...