Just finished!
September 29th, 2009
Finally my chair for the ‘Chairs of the Alumni’ exhibition is finished. You will have noticed the lack of the promised progress reports. Just too much on I’m afraid but I have the photos and will publish some ‘making’ posts in weeks to come.
'Spare' chair - decent photos coming soon!
The exhibition which runs in parallel with the George Ingham Retrospective opens this Friday. Details are here. I’ve put up a skeleton website about George, the book about his work which has just been published and the two exhibitions here. I will be adding lots of material from the book and exhibitions over the next month or two.
Woven with dyed nylon mono-filament
Stay tuned.
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1. Bill Stankus | September 29th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
The concept of the exhibit is very appropriate… honoring a teacher is something not done enough. The fact that the exhibit features three dimensional objects makes for a visual feast for all in attendance.
Personally, in the hierarchy of woodworking, I’ve always placed chair making at the top of the list. A chair has two very different factors - critical factors - it must achieve - sitting comfort and it should have a good shape and design. That is part of the reason I was first attracted to Sam Maloof, his chairs were beautiful and exceptionally comfortable.
You chair is quite handsome - it appears light in weight, and it is also pleasant to look it. For the comfort factor I guess you will need to send me one in order to test it out!
Nice going Mark.
2. Nina | October 4th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Congratulations on finishing the chair Mark. It is stunning and impressive.
3. Mark | October 9th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Thanks guys. We had a great night at the opening! Things getting back to normal now.
Bill - Whilst I think the wide sprung seat looks inviting, the small backrest doesn’t immediately speak of comfort. However it is surprisingly comfortable to sit in. For my height at least, the back supports you just in the right spot. When you first sit back into it, it almost feels like a great massage as it straightens out your spine. I’ll let you know what it’s like to sit in for a longer period when I get it back at the end of the month!
Nina - it was stunning that I finished it! Especially as I had a shocking cold in the last week. Finished it the night before delivery.
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