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Artist Exhibitions:
Artisans 2002 National Show
Mill Valley,CA
Birch Tree Table
October 1- November1,2002...
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Artist Galleries:
Ariodante Contemporary Crafts
Gallery
535 Julia St
New Orleans LA
(504)-524-3233
Morgan West Gallery
3326 Magazine St
New Orleans,LA
(504)-895-7976...
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Artist Statement for Paul Troyano
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For 16 years I've been making furniture, but the last few years I have been looking for a fresh approach. A table is a surface suspended above the ground by definition. So how would Nature hold a table? I try to build tables that imitate Nature's designs, asymmetrical and unique as tree branches. Nature is God's expression to us. "Tree tables" are my version of this. These table legs use thin strips of wood, which are glued together so they can be shaped and bent into the forms needed. Some of them are thin plywood, other tables have legs from laminating solid wood. Then they are sculpted into Nature's shapely legs. Chairs are the toughest challenge for my legs resembling trees. There are a few designs I am working on with layered legs.
I prefer domestic woods, as they contain a wide range of beauty and workability. Pecan, maple, cherry, walnut, pear, camphor and mulberry are some favorites. The exotic woods like teak, purpleheart, and bubinga I use for ornamentation and are available from certified forests, which means they are replanting with the ecosystem in mind.
I am a member of The Furniture Society, which promotes the art of furniture making. Also I'm a member of the American Craft Council,a national nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. And I belong to the American Association of Woodturners, a group dedicated to the advancement of woodturning.
Paul Troyano
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