HEATHER ZUSMAN
Heather Zusman is a wood sculptor and artist originally educated in fine furniture making. Born and raised in California, she sought training at Waters and Acland Furniture School in Steveley, Cumbria, England in 2017.
Influenced by traditional woodworking practices and design motifs found in art nouveau and the Arts & Crafts Movement, Zusman’s sculptural works are simpler in form and purposeful in detail.
The dialogue between form and displaced shadow is a critical theme found in Zusman’s work. Sinuous paths are laminated from layers of veneer that create an organic balance, allowing each piece to appear effortless and light.
Love Everlasting, larch and crimson veneer
JOE BRUBAKER
“My work ranges from all-wood simplistic carvings with calm and straightforwardness as an intention, to found-object-assembled sculptures which are purposefully cobbled together bricolage style. The pieces range from 8 to 10 inches tall to massive forms as large as 14 feet. I meander back and forth between the two directions and find that the artistic cross-training keeps my hand and eye fresh.”
-Joe Brubaker
Julio, wood, acrylic, and found objects, 25” x 9” x 5”