Artist Information:
Eric Butterworth
Carson City, NV
United States
Member Since: Oct 2003
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Artist Statement:
It all began with Lincoln Logs
and Legos. At the tender age
of five, Eric Butterworth
began creating his first
architectural masterpieces: a
multi-tiered Lincoln Log
cabins and Lego castles
complete with fully functional
drawbridges.
Butterworks Designs is the
lifelong culmination of
countless hours spent toying
with Lego’s and Lincoln Logs,
five years studying
architecture and art in
college, and a four year
apprenticeship at Timeless
Sculptures, an art studio
devoted to the production of
wood sculptures and sculptured
natural furnishings.
Eric Butterworth spent his
formative years at the
University of Maryland, where
he majored in Architecture.
There, he began to push the
limits of conventional thought
and creative design. Although
he found the program to be a
bit conservative for his
unique and independent
thought, it served as a good
place to develop his design
skills.
His designs and ideas were
often perceived as too
avant-garde for the
classically-oriented context
of the Maryland and Washington
D.C. area. This reaction
prompted Eric to reexamine his
chosen path and consider
paving his own trail.
With this newfound mentality,
Eric decided to spend a summer
in Paris, France, studying
architecture and basking in a
foreign culture overflowing
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Eric Butterworth's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Eric Butterworth's Portfolio. Browse Butterworth's body of work: It all began with Lincoln Logs and Legos. At the tender age of five, Eric Butterworth began creating his first architectural masterpieces: a multi-tiered Lincoln Log cabins and Lego castles complete with fully functional drawbridges.
Butterworks Designs is the lifelong culmination of countless hours spent toying with Lego’s and Lincoln Logs, five years studying architecture and art in college, and a four year apprenticeship at Timeless Sculptures, an art studio devoted to the production of wood sculptures and sculptured natural furnishings.
Eric Butterworth spent his formative years at the University of Maryland, where he majored in Architecture. There, ... |
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