Vermont Spoons

Vermont Spoons

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-

MH_170

2010

Carved maple burl in the form of a large bowl and two spoons. Leaf texture and pyrography. Gilding. Watco and Minwax oil finish.

Made specifically for the exhibit "State of Craft" celebration of crafts in Vermont.

My carvings are often ‘tailored’ to create a form that literally ‘suits’ the unique contours of the burl. But the beauty of wood can be a vexed issue. Do I rely too heavily on its natural charm? Would my forms look just as good in a blander material? Possibly. But as a painter uses color to elicit feelings, I want to engender sensations that spring from wood’s peculiar nature.

Maple burl wood 42 x 36 x 6

Wood sculpture, American

Women and the decorative arts

Carving (Decorative arts)

Women artists--United States

Art woodwork

Decoration and ornament--Plant forms

Spoons in art

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-

Studio Wood Art

2010

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"Across the Grain: Turned and Carved Wood" catalogue for the exhibit. Fuller Craft Museum. 2013. p. 10.

MH_306 2017 Artist's Statement/Inventory for Solo Show "Pencil Needle Chisel"

MH_ 295 2014 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for Solo Show “From What’s at Hand”

MH_312 2015 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for exhibit “True to Form”

MH_313 2016 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for exhibit “Passagi”

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2010 "State of Craft" exhibit, Bennington Museum, VT. Project of Vermont Crafts Council and Vermont Folklife Center.

2013 "Across the Grain: Turned and Carved Wood" invitational exhibit. Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA.

2014 Solo Show, “From What’s at Hand,” in “The Stories We Tell.” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2015 “True to Form,” (with David Holzapfel)
Drury Gallery at Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT

2016 “Passagi” (with David Holzapfel)
Mitchell Giddings Gallery, Brattleboro, VT

2017 Solo Show, “Pencil Needle Chisel” Rhodes Art Center, Northfield Mount Hermon, Mount Herman, MA

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-
Sold privately from Applewoods' Studio, Marlboro, VT.
Collection of Dakota Partners, Boston, MA