San Diego, California, Pattern Study #1, 2009, beech, milk paint, and shellac, 21 1/2"w x 15"d x 17"h, Photo by Jennifer Anderson

Warner, New Hampshire, Ipanema Shaker Cupboard, 2009, white pine, Photo by Dean Powell Photography

Ontario, Canada, Amboyna Ferrazzutti Box, 2007, amboyna, burl, satinwood and ebony, 8¾" x 8¾" x 4¼", sold, Photo by Dean Palmer

Ontario, Canada, Mosaic Swirl Ferrazzutti Box, 2007, redwood burl, satin wood, epoxy, European sycamore interior, Santos, mahogany, 8" x 8" x 5", Photo by Dean Palmer

Ontario, Canada, Mosaic #1 Ferrazzutti Box, 2007, ebony, zebrawood, birch, lacewood, maple burl, epoxy, mahogany interior, ebony edging, 10" x 10" x 3", Photo by Dean Palmer

Ontario, Canada, Maltese Box #2 Ferrazzutti Box, 2008, tineo, satinwood, ebony, 8" x 8" x 4", Photo by Dean Palmer

Jeffersonville, New York, Cherry Rodback Rocking Chair, 2009, cherry, white oak, butternut, and walnut, 26" x 40" x 33", Photo by Dana Duke

Saluda, North Carolina, Square Bowl, 2007, mahogany and milk paint, 14½" x 14½ x 4", Photo by Tim Barnwell

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Container, 2009, pear wood, 5 1/2" d x 4 1/2" h

Burnham, Maine, Blessing, 2009, maple, holly, flame birch, ash burl, ash, macasser ebony, cherry, walnut, mahogany, western red cedar, curly maple, English brown oak, dyed pearwood, 28" x 31" x 3/4"

Rockport, Maine, Series Seven Tables, 2009, limed white oak (available in scorched oak with cadmium red, walnut, cherry, bleached ash, scorched ash and, upon request, other woods such as curly maple and mahogany), 39" x 14" x 30" “The table represented here in the Messler Gallery is one from a series of seven in various woods and finishes. I had several objectives in mind when making these tables. Primarily, I wanted to create a table form that was elegant and unique in design, yet was relatively simple to make in order to meet an affordable price point. I took the opportunity to make this a learning experience for students and myself. Each table demonstrates how a single form can look so different by using various wood species. By utilizing different finishing options I can emphasize this point as well as explore a few new techniques, some borrowed from the world of wood turning. The unusual height of the tables pushes the boundaries of convention. A typical hall table would be from 25 to 30 inches. These can top out at over 39 inches. This more dramatic height has historic precedent in some rare tables from Baltimore, MD and Portsmouth, NH made during the Federal period." (Mason McBrien, 2009)

Rockland, Maine, Loving Yew, 2009, yew and pau Amarillo, 12"d x 52"l x 32"h

Brunswick, Maine, Prairie Style Light Box, cherry, leaded glass, and leather, 39" x 25" x 12", Photo by Jim Dugan

Warren, Maine, Sweater Chest, 2009, Butternut, 37" x 17½" x 18", Photo by JimDugan.com

Hereford, United Kingdom, Rosie 4, 2009, yew wood, 19" h x 6”l x 8 ½”w, Photo by Chris Pye

Rockport, Maine, Shoal (the Nonapus) - A table, 2009, African mahogany and serpentine marble

Nobleboro, Maine, Pemaquid Lifeline, 2004, graphite on paper, 28" x 44"