| Artist Info |
| Name:
Jim
MacDonald |
| Town
of residence:
Burnham, Me |
Brief
Bio:
James Macdonald has been creating custom furniture featuring
marquetry and inlay work at his studio in Burnham, Maine
since 1989. Before setting out on his own he spent time
cabinetmaking, guitarmaking, and boatbuilding in Connecticut.
Possibly one of the last back-to-the-landers, he moved
to Maine in 1984, built a passive-solar house, and settled
in. Since then he has been designing and making fine
furniture to the highest standards of craftsmanship.
He strives to create work that suits the needs of his
clients as well as their fancy.
Recently James has been focusing on marquetry, the creating
of pictures using thin veneers of different kinds of
wood. Initially learning the technique from marquetry
master Silas Kopf, James has gone on to teach the craft
at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport,
Maine.
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Website:
www.macdonald-marquetry.com
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Artist's Statement:
“The mass of men dream lives
of quiet boat flotation”, Henry David Cousteau
The title of this piece is Extillerating and it is made
from an ex- tiller. Jim MacDonald twisted a quote from Henry
David Thoreau- “The mass of men lead lives of quiet
desperation”- to suit his own fancy, and mixed up
Thoreau’s name with Jacques Cousteau’s.
| Description of Art Work |
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| Medium
Used: wood
veneer; marquetry process |
| Title:
"Extillerating" |
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