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Site last updated: April 2nd, 2013
Where to see my work: Click on underlined title links for more information My Studio in Edmonds Call 206-920-0707 for an appointment The Gallery At Towne Center Lake Forest Park, WA The Schack Art Center 1507 Wall Street in Everett, WA See my fountain pens at Art Spot 408 Main St. Edmonds, WA |
Rick Davenport, Wood Artist
The wood talks to me.
No kidding.
A raw piece of wood tells me its potential - how to rough cut it and prepare it for our
adventure on the lathe.
As the wood spins I hear the pleasant sound of the bowl gouge making a proper cut.
Sometimes it whines or grumbles , telling me the cut is wrong or there is dangerous fault in the
wood.
Occasionally, it roars as it flies to pieces. (yes, I wear a mask)
And lastly, the finished piece screams with beauty, depth and proper form.
Ah!
There is a lot more that goes into creating turned wood art.
But it is my personal relationship with each piece of wood that makes it
special.
Thanks for visiting my website.
Please visit me at my shows, or contact me for an appointment.
Then you can touch, fondle and smell(!) my art work.
Rick Davenport
Artist, Artisan, Craftsman, WingNut
Always remember,
"Life shouldn't be dull!"
The wood talks to me.
No kidding.
A raw piece of wood tells me its potential - how to rough cut it and prepare it for our
adventure on the lathe.
As the wood spins I hear the pleasant sound of the bowl gouge making a proper cut.
Sometimes it whines or grumbles , telling me the cut is wrong or there is dangerous fault in the
wood.
Occasionally, it roars as it flies to pieces. (yes, I wear a mask)
And lastly, the finished piece screams with beauty, depth and proper form.
Ah!
There is a lot more that goes into creating turned wood art.
But it is my personal relationship with each piece of wood that makes it
special.
Thanks for visiting my website.
Please visit me at my shows, or contact me for an appointment.
Then you can touch, fondle and smell(!) my art work.
Rick Davenport
Artist, Artisan, Craftsman, WingNut
Always remember,
"Life shouldn't be dull!"
| Works selected for Juried Competitions |
| Spalted Birch Burl 2011 Lake Chelan Arts Festival - 2nd place Artisan Works |
| Buckeye Burl 2010 Edmonds Arts Festival 2010 Lake Chelan Arts Festival |
| Nested Black Locust Burl 2009 Edmonds Arts Festival |
| Red Cedar Burl 2008 Edmonds Arts Festival |
| 2012 Shows University Street Fair, the Big Arts Festival in Edmonds, Live Arts! Bothell, West Seattle Summer Fest, Proctor Arts Festival, Lake Chelan Fine Arts Festival, Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival, Edmonds Artists Studio Tour, Edmonds Museum Summer Market, Ballard Farmers Market, Tidefest in Gig Harbor, Edmonds Third Thursday Art Walk 2011 Shows and Exhibitions Apple Blossom Festival Art Fair, University District Street Fair, Big Arts Festival held in Edmonds, Live Arts Bothell, Richland Art in the Park, Maryhill Museum Art Festival, Lake Chelan Fine Arts Festival, The Edmonds Art Studio Tour, The Edmonds Museum Summer Market, Women's University Club Holiday Show, Trilogy Holiday Artist's Boutique, Tidefest at Gig Harbor, Chimacum Holiday Art Show, Featured Artist at the Wooden Spoon, Edmonds Third Thursday Art Walk 2010 Shows and Exhibitions: The Edmonds Museum Summer Market, University Street Fair, Big Arts Festival held in Edmonds Best of Magnuson Park, Art of the Garden @ Monte Cristo, Lake Chelan Arts Festival, Edmonds Artists Studio Tour, Women's University Club Holiday Show, Holiday Fair at Trilogy, Best of the Northwest @ Pier 91, Puget Sound Artists' Gift Show, Tidefest Art Festival, Chimacum Holiday Arts Show, Arts Council of Snohomish County Holiday Show @ Monte Cristo 2009 Shows and Exhibitions Big Arts Festival held in Edmonds, The Anacortes Arts Festival, The Edmonds Artist's Studio Tour, The Edmonds Unitarian NW Holiday Artists Show, The NW Holiday Arts Show at the RAC, The Puget Sound Artists Gift Show, The Edmonds Summer Market, Semantics Gallery, The Gallery at Towne Center |
| Some Salad Bowls and Corkscrew/Stoppers |
| Natural Edge Maple Burl 2012 Edmonds Arts Festival 2012 Lake Chelan Arts Festival |
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| Norfolk Island Pine less than 1/16th inch thick |
| Mossy Maple Burl Submitted to the Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Competition Judgement due in May |