Wayne Hall
Bucksport, Maine
Peeled Maple Sofa Table
Red Maple, Oil & Varnish Finish
36 ½" x 54" x 14"
www.waynehall.net
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Kingston,
New Hampshire
"Working within the rustic furniture tradition gives me permission to work in the woods and trees as an artist. Because I bring so much of the ‘woods’ back inside with me , my studio usually feels like the cozy inside of a beaver lodge. The rustic style frees the artist child in me. It feels like play, as nearly all creative ‘work’, however important or sophisticated, still fells like play to the engaged artist.
In short, working in the rustic tradition means I get to hang around in the woods and explore interesting, revealing things I discover there, I get to bring them back home and make new things, and I get to share the results with other people. If this is really work, it still feels like fun to me."