555

Dixie Biggs | Hinging on Leaves, 2025

Currency:USD Category:Art / Medium - Wood Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Dixie Biggs | Hinging on Leaves, 2025
CURRENT BID
80.00USDby z****a+ applicable fees & taxes.
ENTER YOUR MAXIMUM ABSENTEE BID[?]
You must bid at least
85.00USD
USD
85.00 x 1 unit = 85.00USDApplicable fees & taxes are added at checkout.
[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 Jun 14 @ 13:30 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Dixie Biggs,Gainesville, Florida
Hinging on Leaves, 2025
Cherry, milo, watercolor, colored pencil
5.75 x 4.1 x 2.5 inches | 14.6 x 10.5 x 6.4 cm

Much of my work literally hinges on leaves. Using magnolia leaves as my inspiration, I wanted to create a turned box that incorporated a wooden hinge. The velvet pad inside makes a perfect nesting place for that favorite piece of jewelry or other small treasure.
Dixie Biggs lives in Gainesville, FL and has been a full-time studio woodturner/artist since 1989. Her interest in woodturning began in 1979 when she taught herself to use a wood lathe so she could duplicate a chess set her grandfather had made. Having a biological background and a love of gardening, much of her work incorporates a botanical theme. She is best known for her meticulously carved “leaf wrapped” vessels. She has had an extensive show career and exhibited her work in such notable venues as the Smithsonian Craft Show, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, and the American Craft Expo. Her work has been included in many exhibitions around the country and she has work in many public and private collections worldwide. She continues to share her techniques and knowledge by demonstrating and teaching at various woodturning clubs, woodturning symposiums, and craft schools around the country and abroad.