Sunday, August 2, 2009

Catching up on updates

Since I haven't had a chance to post any updates since last November I thought I would do a quick review in reverse chronological order.

In May of 2009 I finished two projects one being a "tray table" more on that below, and the other being a walnut rocking chair shown below. I was very happy with this rocker the grain of the wood turned out to be just spectacular.




The other project was a "tray table" which I did for an exhibition at the Grovewood Gallery adjacent to the Grove Park Inn, The theme of the exhibition was "Dual Personalities" so each piece had to have more than one function. In my case its a table where the top is removable and becomes a serving tray. The base is made from Bubinga and the top is made from rock maple from the family farm in Michigan. Then following is a link to the exhibition: www.grovewood.com/dual_personalities.php?artists=bradford .






Prior to these two projects I made a Bistro Table for a client in early March. The tables is over 40" in height with a radius of 36". The table was made to be used with existing bar stools and to fit into there current kitchen. The table is made of solid cherry.





And finally late in 2008 I made a ladder for a client in Va to work with their recently built post and beam home. The ladder was made from cypress with cherry treads and it blended well with the materials used in the home construction.