Chelsea Gallery » Wood

New for the Holidays

Admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:42:59 +0000

Chelsea Gallery’s artists have been delivering special pieces just for the holidays. New original art includes charming and ever-popular handmade pins by Gini Robison, hand dyed silk scarves by Lenore Orlowska-Warren, and fiber Santas, elves and flying angels by Charlie Patricolo. Other items to consider for your guest list are wooden hand mirrors by John Knapp, holiday folk-art sculptures by Marlene Dusbiber and any of the jewelry, pottery, glass and metal sculptures on hand. Each piece carried by the Chelsea Gallery is an original work of art, with prices starting at under $10.

Marlene Dusbiber, Wood Carving

Admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:26:05 +0000

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 their line to include a large variety of items.

The pieces are hand carved, painted and aged with Marlene’s unique use of wire as their trademark. Their carvings can be found at numerous galleries and fine shops around the United States.

John Knapp, Wooden Hand Mirrors

Admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:17:46 +0000

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 along with walnut and cherry. He makes beautiful assymetrically hand mirrors that are heirloom quality, as well as jewelry boxes, end tables, sofa tables and wall mirrors. He also does commission work, such as making nine walnut benches for the McKune Library.