ART EDUCATION:
Self
taught in marquetry over a period of about twenty years.
MARQUETRY - THE
FINE ART OF VENEERING:
Marquetry
is an ancient art, combining both great skill and design. It
involves the careful and intricate placement of small pieces
of veneers to form patterns. The woods are from all over the
globe and yield an astonishing array of colors, grains and textures.
Some bear exotic names like "Movingue" and "Padouk";
others are from our own familiar forests - oak, ash, cherry,
walnut, maple and birch.
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Bruce
has developed this art form in a very exciting and original way,
starting out with antique quilt patterns and translating them
into wood, often leading into his own wonderful, unique designs,
many of which are fanciful interpretations of nature. Each piece
is one-of-a-kind, and each is laborously hand cut, assembled
and finished in his Pemaquid, Maine stidio with obviously tremendous
skill, precision and meticulous care.
The works
are finished with at least six coats of varnish and hand-rubbed
to a beautiful, deep and lustrous shine. Because the wood is
usually thought of as a functional medium, as in
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furniture flooring, these pieces represent a truly original artistic
concept. These are true works of art, shining with the rich colors
and lusters that only fine wood can give.
In addition
to art pieces, Bruce also makes chess boards, backgammon boards
and dominoes and jewelry boxes. He has also worked in tandem
with cabinet makers to produce tables of heirloom quality.
SHOWS AND AWARDS:
2016
Dual Show with Julie Babb, Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta
ME
2014 Solo Show, Pemaquid Watershed Assoc., Damariscotta
ME
2010 - Corporate Purchase, Lincoln County Healthcare, Damariscotta
ME
2007 Dual show with Julie Babb, The Lincoln Home, Newcastle,
ME
2006 Juried show, MPBN TV Auction, Portland ME
2005 Mar - Apr -- Dual show with Julie Babb - Waldo Theatre,
Waldoboro, ME.
2000, 1999 -- Brookline Art Center Craft Show
1998 July -- Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Round Top Center for
the Arts
1997 to present -- Exhibit - Thomas Moser Showroom - Madison
Ave. New York City
1997 -- Directions - The Maine Craft Guild shows - Bar Harbor,
Falmouth and Augusta, Maine
1997 Summer -- Exhibition of Maine Woodworkers - Victorian Stable
Gallery
1997 Summer -- Maine Coast Artists - Juried craft show
1996 Fall -- Portland Craft Show - Juried by Maine Crafts Association
1996 Summer -- Guest artist - Pemaquid Group of Artists
1996 - 1998 -- Continuing exhibit Thomas Moser Cabinetmaker showroom,
Portland, Maine
1996 -- One-man show, "The Fine Art of Marquetry" -
Miles Memorial Hospital
1994 -- Solo show - First National Bank of Damariscotta
GALLERIES AND RETAIL
OUTLETS:
Pemaquid
Art Gallery, Pemaquid Point, ME
The Good Supply, New Harbor, ME
Gifts at 136, Damariscotta, ME
ASSOCIATIONS:
Pemaquid
Group of Artists
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