IDEAS GROWN IN NATURE
Picton River Chairs by Jon Brooks, maple, stain, varnish, color pencil, and lacquer (24"x24"x84”), 2003
‘Jeanne-Claude and Christo’ by Jon Brooks, maple, acrylic, color pencil, pastel, and lacquer (10"x18"x10” each), 2005
Jon Brooks
September 22 – 26
Participants create figurative and structural furniture (and other objects) from locally harvested saplings and milled lumber. Jon teaches traditional and inventive techniques that facilitate artistic expression. The class begins with a visit to the forest and covers tree identification, harvesting, appropriate tools, carving, joinery, and surface adornment. Students may expect a thoughtful, creative, and playful week.
Jon Brooks is a sculptor and furniture maker known for the poetic imagery of his work. He has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad and his work in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Jon graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in 1967. He lives and works in New Boston, New Hampshire. For more information visit www.jonbrooks.org