We invited an exceptional group of 25 artists from Hawai‘i and the continental U.S, all with distinguished careers in woodworking, to make one new piece for this exhibition. The work could be utilitarian or conceptual in design, with a refined conventional appeal or freeform fusion approach, using wood as the primary material.

 

The select group of woodworking artists from across the U.S. included Roger Asay & Rebecca Davis (AZ), Joel Bright (HI), Andy Buck (NY), Robert Butts (HI), Miriam Carpenter (PA), Marcus Castaing (HI), Michael Cullen (CA), Shaun Fleming (HI), Mats Fogelvik (HI), Hank Gilpin (RI), Katie Hudnall (IN), Yuri Kobayashi (ME), Tai Lake (HI),  Kristin LeVier (ID), Ted Lott (MI), Wendy Maruyama (CA), Peter Naramore (HI), Craig Nutt (TN), Dean Pulver (NM), Paul Schurch (CA), Michael Patrick Smith (HI), Koji Tanaka (CA), Ricardo Vasquez (HI), and Alan Wilkinson (HI).

Click to read an article about the exhibit in On Maui magazine

Click to watch a video about the exhibit

 

The Woodworker’s Journey: Concept to Creation was presented by Maui Arts & Cultural Center, and sponsored in part by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority through the Community Enrichment Program, and County of Maui - Office of Economic Development. The MACC  is a 501(C)3 nonprofit performing & visual arts facility inspiring people through personal and shared experiences of the arts.

 

Above photo: Paul Schurch; Waldo's 34x84 in. coffee table