© Brian Christensen
I use hardwoods to handcraft my home goods and furniture in my woodshop. I currently source and mill wood in my community by rescuing urban trees that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. Being involved in the whole process of making my work enhances the meaning and uniqueness of each piece.
© Beau Lasiewicz
I use wood, epoxy, and steel to create functional, yet abstract tables.
Minneapolis, MN
© Bryan Thell
https://www.bossmansboutique.com
2023 Booth #40
Handmade wooden luxury items for the household. Products include cutting boards, coasters, cheese slicers, clocks, game boards and small furniture.
Roz Custom
© Brianna Rozmenoski
Black River Falls WI
2023 Booth #36
After selecting each piece of hardwood stock, this is milled down into strips of different thicknesses in order to give the piece a 3D effect. The wood is then cut into various shapes and sanded. Paint or stain are then applied to each shape prior to putting the piece together. Each shape is then adhered to a backer with wood glue. After the edges are trimmed down, the piece is then ready to be framed and finished.
© Chad Stevenson
Our functional art is made with natural, live edge black walnut wood, and filled with vibrantly colored epoxy resin.
© Scott Gordon
I find beauty in wood and turn that into artwork. While I will start working on a piece with a design in mind, I have to watch the wood and let it tell its own story. Often, what one would call a defect in the wood turns out to be a wonderful feature and, based on the Japanese concept of wabi sabi, I will emphasize it. All pieces are turned on the lathe and other tools are used to create unique shapes that would not immediately be recognized as starting off round.
I rarely add color to the pieces I work on. In my segmented work, I use various species of wood with brilliant colors and chatoyance to create a colorful piece of art. I have also incorporated CNC work in my segmented pieces to create different features. All the pieces have durable finishes on them, and many of the bowls are designated as food safe.
The combination of these tools and the mastery of the techniques creates unique pieces of art. A perfect palette - I say that I am "Picking up where Mother Nature left off".
© Joseph Taylor
3D wooden wall art made from skateboards and other found and recycled woods. The colorfully dyed veneers are cut, carved, sanded and adhered to birch ply and framed. Background Acrylic on wood.
A local tree trimming company gives me a constant supply of high-quality logs, that would otherwise be burned. These logs of oak, hickory, ash, maple, and walnut are then split to size using wedges and a sledge. This technique, as opposed to sawing, ensures straight wood fibers in my chairs providing uncompromising strength. The seats for traditional styles are hand carved from eastern white pine or tulip poplar while butternut, walnut and ambrosia maple are used for contemporary designs. One of my contributions to the craft is making a more room version of each chair to customize my chairs to the individual. I plan to build these chairs for the next 20 years and hope to pass these skills on to the next generation! Awards and Recognition I won the blue ribbon for Best in Show at the Naperville Fine Arts & Artisan Fair in 2021.
© Gary Quinn
Gary Quinn, of Sandpoint Idaho, upcycles oak wine barrels transforming them into functional art for your home. The aged European white oak is an elegant medium with golden oak hues contrasting the interior dark wine stain. Each piece has multiple hand rubbed finish coats creating a mellow sheen and the soft feel of a fine piece of heritage furniture.
© Aubrey Hogan
2022 Booth #71
A.D. Hogan is a local artist in Eau Claire, WI focused primarily on reclaimed wood mosaics. He works out of a home based studio and enjoys exploring the landscapes represented in his paintings. He enjoys a good philosophical discussion and using art as a medium to call people toward living a better story.
Reclaimed Wood Mosaic. Each piece of wood within the mosaic is hand cut on a scroll saw and colored with oil based stains. The individual pieces come together to form an impressionistic landscape.
A.D. Hogan is artwork to repurpose our waste and reconnect us to the wild. Each statement piece is created with dozens to hundreds of handcrafted pieces of reclaimed lumber. Art calls us to slow down and anchor us to those transcendental values of goodness, beauty, and truth found right here on the earth around us.
St. Louis, MO
2023 Booth #90
© Bill Lepak
I use green wood from the area surrounding my shop to create bowls. The bowls are turned using the once turned technique, I turn the wood while green to final size and shape then put aside to dry. While drying it moves and distorts. Once dry I embellish the bowl and then apply finish.
© Tim Niewiadomski
Segmented wood turnings. Wood is cut into precise shapes, assembled and turned on lathe. Cut and polished semi precious stones are used occasionally within my work. All colors and grains are natural.
© Justin Hossle
My work draws inspiration from mid-century modern architecture and design, and I focus on revealing beauty in wood furniture and decor with simplicity and minimalistic ideals.
© Chris Christenson
CJC Woodworking
Brodhead WI
2020 Booth
Combine highly figured wood and fused glass using intricate, visible joinery for aesthetic appeal. Influenced by C R Mackintosh and the Craftsman School.
Greg Macdonald Studios
Council Bluffs IA
© Gregory Macdonald
2023 Booth #83
Original hand carved Folk Art figures and designs from Cottonwood Bark using traditional tools and techniques which we continuously demonstrate during our shows.
Pieces are hand finished in oil stains and/or Acrylics.
© Mike Denney
I use a lathe to hand-turn bowls, vases, tops, bottle openers, bottle stoppers, baseball bats, and Christmas ornaments. My basic design is to simply bring out the beauty of the wood as best I can. Shapely curves without much complexity seems to be the best bet. Occasionally, there are holes and cracks that look better filled, and I normally use a turquoise or brass inlay, which adds a nice touch without overpowering the beauty of the wood.
All the wood we use is from already downed trees. I get a
lot of wood from the leftovers of logging activity, and have a logger friend who brings me 'interesting' pieces such as burls and crotches. A brush dump down the road that lets me dig through their pile of stumps. Friends and neighbors also keep us well supplied with storm-damaged trees.
For a finish, I use shellac on everything since it's so natural (made from insects and alcohol), easy to use, and is even edible. I waterproof the inside of vases with a double layer of epoxy.
Chop Finely
Brainerd, MN
2020 booth
I create art pieces from a centuries old Japanese woodworking craft called Kumiko. I create a wood lattice work which is filled with very small pieces of wood that are hand cut and shaped, to create intricate patterns. Most of the woods that I use in my pieces are from trees that I've salvaged from here in Minnesota. I use various woods to create colors and textures in my pieces - no dyes or stains are used.
© Vince Cook
Mankato, MN
2023 Booth # 12
The beauty and versatility of wood has always spoken to me and spurred on my creativity. I make wooden vessels that celebrate the diversity of the forest using native hardwoods to create pieces. Each vessel is made of individual wooden pieces put together into rings and then stacked to create unique designs. I then turn them on a lathe and finish each piece. These one-of-a-kind creations can have up to a thousand individual pieces of wood. Every design is my own and celebrates my love for working with wood.
© Bruce Blaisdell
Grand Mound, IA
2018 booth #53
copperhorsewoodworks.com
I only use the finest woods in my works making one piece at a time paying attention to detail and form. After all the cutting milling and sanding of the wood is done, I move on to gluing and clamping. After witch assembly is done and more gluing and clamping if needed. Then more sanding down to 320 grit or better. A host of finishes and custom colors can be applied to make it uniquely yours. I hand rub each with 000 steel wool and wax finely hand signed.
Rice, MN
2017 booth # 53
I use local hardwoods to create clean-lined furniture with accents of live edges. Some of our material we cut, mill and dry ourselves from salvaged trees. The remainder of the wood is purchased from suppliers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Woodworking techniques range from traditional, i.e. hand planes and mortise and tenon joinery, to the latest in power equipment, i.e. table saws and rapid joinery systems. Technique choice is based on maker preference as well as what will produce the highest quality product.
© Grant Kaihoi