Gallery Show tomorrow...Sneak Preview
Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
>Good Morning Friends,
Well it is the eve of my first gallery show. Everything has been delivered and dusted off. The gallery owner is busy spotlighting things etc. Tomorrow night is opening night and there is a planned reception. I must admit that I am nervous! I�m not nervous about whether anything sells, I�m nervous about talking to non-woodworkers about my work. Oh well, I guess I�ll suck it up and give it the old college try.
I thought I�d post a few of the pieces that will be in the show. I have 12 pieces all together in the show. They represent work I have done over the past 12 weeks. All are original design.
This I posted a while back. It�s a cabinet on stand. Mostly walnut with curly maple doors, wenge inlay and iron hardware. The case is constructed with sliding dovetail joinery and it has adjustable shelves inside.
This is an art pedestal/stand. It is made of cherry with quilted maple panels. Inset into the top is slate. On top of the pedestal is a huge apple. I turned that on the lathe, then hand carved it and painted it with acrylics. I will follow this post with a couple more pieces from the show. Fingers crossed�thanks for checking the �sneak preview� Tommy
This I call a �Prairie Box�. It is inspired by Prairie School Architecture. The box is cherry with bird�s eye maple inlay and some ebony string inlay. It is 28� long.
