Oak-Beam Side Table
This Side Table is made from an White Oak beam reclaimed from a Dairy barn in Pennsylvania built around 1890 . It presents beautiful, bold knots on three sides and swirling grains on its top. This is a storied wood beam that bears all the character, and imperfections, of reclaimed wood - natural cracks, saw-marks and gouges. I have triple-sanded the piece, partly by hand, to an organic smoothness - pleasing to touch and to look at - and triple-finished it with clear and low-gloss polyurethane in a manner that retains and respects its high character. This beam is a section of 10x12 White Oak, 20 inches tall I make these to order from reclaimed Oak, Hemlock, Cedar or Chestnut in beams that vary in size : 8x8, 8x10, 10x10 10x12 inches - and to the height you'd like. Reclaimed beams are unique so no two tables will be alike. The tables price between $185 -360 depending on the wood, its provenance, and the dimensions of the beam I am estimating shipping for a 8x10x24 inch beam at around $90 but will obtain the best shipping method and rate when you explore a purchase
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I am a sculptor working in metal and glass. Sometimes singly, sometimes together. I find the simple expression of material to be visually pleasing, and often the stuff I have on hand will nudge my creative process. If the resulting piece awakens my visual sense with wonder, that counts as art for me.
I’ve arrived at sculpting after a heady and enjoyable journey through corporate life. I worked my whole career, twenty-seven years, at JPMorgan and all of that on its trading floors. So making art - and the solitude that accompanies it - are a striking counterpoint to the addictive buzz of life in the markets.
The short story reads like this: as an avid gardener I developed an interest to make large-scale metal art to add to the whimsy in my yard. My son, who was (and is) restoring a classic Alfa Romeo taught me how to weld; I followed this with a semester at the Silvermine School of Art. Many moons, more tools, much practise, the steady acquisition of technique (mostly from other artists and artisans) and I had learned much of what goes into my art now.
I like to use recycled steel whenever possible and I scavenge actively to collect old metal - there’s little more satisfying than cutting up and creating art from, say, an old corn planter.
Patina, texture and light fascinate me and play engaging roles in my sculptures.
My wife (an art photographer among her other talents) and I collect the works of (mainly) American craftspeople - glass makers, ceramicists, wood-workers, textile artists, sculptors - and seek out contemporary art, often at Sculpture parks. So making art is its own reward. Sharing it is even better.
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