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Jay Shepard | Two Edges on a Line: Center, Center Left, Center Right

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Jay Shepard | Two Edges on a Line: Center, Center Left, Center Right
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550.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Jun 24 @ 19:40UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Two Edges on a Line: Center, Center Left, Center Right, 2021 | Jay Shepard, Olympia, Washington
Maple, acrylic paint, lacquer
5.125 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches | 13.0175 x 11.43 x 11.43cm

This piece was included in the 2021 AAW juried exhibition, "Finding the Center."

Jay Shepard received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Arizona State University in 1977. He focused on painting and drawing, art history and museum science. Shortly after graduation he discovered his interest in woodworking. Over the years he has designed and built houses, made cabinets and created furniture.

While creating a table he got excited about the idea of round legs, not the square legs that his table saw produced. So, he bought a 1938 vintage Delta lathe. While turning the legs he realized, "this is fun!" Needless to say, he has been turning wood ever since (and he never did finish that table).

Now Jay creatively blends his wood turning, woodworking and painting skills to produce unique lathe turned and sculpted artwork. These works are inspired by the daily shifting from day to night, the mysteries and imagery of nature and the cosmos, and the textures, layers and undulations of the landscape.

Jay seeks out locally grown wood that, for the most part, is considered urban salvage, wood scrap, and guitar wood rejects that would otherwise be disposed. He will only occasionally use some imported woods for accents.



Categories: Sculpture, Woodworking, Contemporary Craft, Wood Art, Interior Design, Decor