http://chelsea-gallery.com/blog Regional Art - Chelsea, MI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:26:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Marlene Dusbiber has been a professional carver since 1985. At first creating folk art ornaments for friends, she gradually moved to selling at local craft shows, and later was featured in Country Home magazine's December 1997 issue.  Since then, she and her husband, John, have worked together full-time to expand ... http://chelsea-gallery.com/blog/427/marlene-dusbiber-wood-carving/ John Knapp has always loved working with wood and has returned to this passion since retiring from Chrysler Provings Grounds in 1996. He especially likes to finish pieces in their natural colors rather than staining. He uses jatoba, wenge, red heart, bubinga, zebra, lacewood, birdseye maple, curly maple ... http://chelsea-gallery.com/blog/425/john-knapp-wooden-hand-mirrors/