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| Harry Wicks, Woodturner |
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| phone: 631-734-5738 | fax: 631-734-5738 | e-mail: harrywix@yahoo.com | address: 385 Pine Tree Road Ext., POB 1356, Cutchogue, NY 11935 |
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The gentleman who runs North Fork Landscaping, Pete Dooley, is indeed, a good friend. In his work removing trees downed by storm or sickness, all over the North Fork, Shelter Island, etc., if he comes upon wood he feels might interest me, he drops said wood off at my studio. That, basically, is how this piece came into being. The heavy sycamore log Pete dropped off that autumn day in 2005 started me thinking: its look made me believe that it was beautifully suited for creating something solid ---i.e., with a heavy look. The day this log arrived, it was soon chain sawed into a usable blanks and this bowl was rough-turned. It was sealed, placed in a paper bag and stored in the barn to slowly air dry. Two years later with its moisture content down to about 8 percent, it was ready for turning. I turned the finished bowl with a 1-inch thick wall so I would be able to carve it, both inside and out. The resulting bowl has a feeling of ‘lightness’, despite the fact it is heavy-walled. Because of the considerable amount of work entailed creating this vessel, I named it “Basket Case”. |
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Item No.: 3VP0812
Title: ‘Basket Case’
Material: Sycamore Maple
Size: app. 10”d x 5-1/2” h
Price: $ 185.00 |
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| website: www.harrywicks.com |
Harry Wicks---
• has had his work featured and his name included in the Directory of Craftspeople, published by Early American magazine.
• has been featured on Channel 12’s highly acclaimed series, Doug Geed’s “The East End”.
• his work has appeared on the cover of, the Wine Gazette, and on WLIW’s Art Show.
• a number of articles about Harry and his work have appeared in such publications as
Suffolk Times, L.I. Tradesman and Newsday.
• Harry offers a limited number of wood turning classes for both beginning and
intermediate woodturners. Contact information can be found elsewhere on this site.
OUR GALLERY….
Is open most weekends and can be visited by appointment or by chance. It is best to call first to ensure our being here; at that time we can also provide directions.
Testimonials:
"I told them how you taught me the basics of turning and of my admiration for you and your work..."
Tom S. Smithtown, NY
"Your art work is proudly on display in our home down here!!!"
William C.,Wilmington, No.Carolina
"I just wanted to tell you that you do very nice work. And congratulations on that "top 200" award."
Mike J.,EscondidoCA
Local Galleries where you can see my work
Blue Door Gallery, Main St., Riverhead, NY 631-745-6870
Castello di Borghese Vineyard, Rte. 48, North Road, Cutchogue, NY 631-734-5111
Gallery North, Old Country Road, Setauket, NY 631-751-2676
East End Arts Council, work displayed seasonally for such as the Holiday Market every December.
Non-Profit Organizations I have supported with contributed art
LI Art Museum
SAVES (animal rescue)
Eastern Long Island Hospital
Huntington Arts Council, Breast Cancer
Cystic Fibrosis |
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