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| Seth Rolland works from his studio in Port Townsend, WA, an hour and a half from Seattle. Visitors are welcome, please contact Seth to arrange a time for your visit. |
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I have
been making furniture for 17 years, first in Taos, New
Mexico and now in Port Townsend, Washington. During that time my
work has evolved to be more organic both in design and
technique. Forms in nature have always been my primary
inspiration. I admire the simplicity and economy of the
natural world where each material shows its full range of
possibilities.
I am
drawn to natural forms because they are not static: they
grow, spring, flow, balance, fracture and erode. Each of my
designs starts with the idea of such a motion, in addition
to the function of the piece of furniture. In my furniture
I emphasize structure over ornamentation, and dramatic
transitions instead of exposed joinery.
To
refine my designs, I sketch, make scale models and full size
patterns of important parts. I choose woods that complement
the design of the piece and the room for which it is made. Since nature is my inspiration, I try my best to care for it
by using sustainably harvested woods. Many of the details of
my furniture do not show up in photos: textures, edges and
curves that are meant to be touched more than seen. I want
my furniture to be fun to touch, sit in, eat off and live
with for many generations.
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Current
Gallery Representation
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The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Store, Chicago,
IL
Bellevue Art Museum Store, Bellevue, WA
Museum of Art and Design Store, New York, NY
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Museum Store, Santa
Barbara, CA
Milwaukee Art Museum Store, Milwaukee, WI
San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, San
Francisco, CA
The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge
Island, WA
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
Salt Spring Woodworks, Salt Spring Island, British
Columbia, Canada b.j.spoke
gallery, Huntington, NY
Earthenworks
Gallery, Port Townsend, WA
GUILD.COM
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Selected
Exhibitions
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30th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center,
Mesa, AZ
Cascadia Furniture Exhibition, Maltwood Museum, Victoria, BC, Canada
7th North American Sculptural Wood Invitational,
American Art Company, Tacoma, WA Square
One Art Mine, Port Hadlock, WA
Alchemy of the Abstract
III, Northwinds Gallery, Port Townsend, WA
Art of Craft,
b.j.spoke gallery, Huntington, NY
Sit and Reflect
juried show, Snohomish Arts Council, Everett, WA
Spring Faculty Invitational, Arrowmont
School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Small Boxes juried show, Wharton
Escherick Museum, Paoli, PA
Above and Beyond juried exhibit,
Phoenix Airport
Taos Invites Taos, Invitational Show,
Taos, NM
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Awards
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2009- NICHE Awards Finalist in "Traditionally Joined
Wood" Category
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2008- Carol Duke Artist Award of Excellence, Bellevue Art
Museum, WA
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2008 - NICHE Awards Finalist in "Home
Furniture" Category
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2008 - NICHE Awards Finalist in
"Traditionally Joined Wood" Category
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2007 - NICHE Awards Finalist in "Home
Furniture" Category
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2007 - NICHE Awards Finalist in
"Traditionally Joined Wood" Category
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2007 - 1st Place National Design Portfolio
Award for Residential Furniture, CWB Magazine
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2006 - Carol Duke Artist Award of Excellence, Bellevue Art
Museum, Bellevue, WA
2006 - NICHE
Award Finalist in “Home Furniture” category
2006 - NICHE Award Finalist in “Traditionally Joined Wood” category
2003 - Award for Funtional Art, Sausalito
Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
2003 - Emerging Artist Award, Bellevue Art
Museum Fair, Bellevue, WA
1996, 98, 2000 - Recipient of the Sam and
Alfreda Maloof Scholarship for study at Anderson Ranch Arts
Center, Snowmass, CO
2000 - Award for Excellence, Boulder Artfair,
Boulder, CO
1999 - First Place Award, Boulder Creek
Festival, Boulder, CO
1996 -
Primary Award Winner Silverhawk
National Fine Craft Competition
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Publications
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New
York Times Home Section, Currents Column
2/5/2009,
read here
500 Tables, Lark Books, 2009
Design Book 8, Taunton Press, 2009
Jefferson County Leader, Feature Article, 10/29/2008 500 Chairs, Lark Books, 2008
Seattle Times, NW Weekend , 7/24/2008
Interior Design Magazine, May 2008
Woodworkers Journal ezine, Feature Article, May 2008,
read here
Hometone.org, Feature Article, April 2008,
read here
Pacific Northwest Home Magazine, Feature Article,
Feb 2008 Woodworker West Magazine,
Feature Article, January 2008
Fine Woodworking, January 2008 Woodworker West Magazine,
September 2007
Interior Design Magazine, June 2007
Woodworker West Magazine, January 2007
Custom
Woodworking Business Magazine, December 2006
Luxe Magazine,
Fall Issue, 2005
Wood News Online, 2005
400 Wood Boxes, Lark Books, 2004
The Workshop Book, Taunton Press, 2004
Port Townsend Leader, Jefferson County
Week, 10/22/2003
Modern Masters show #612, Home and
Garden TV, 12/20/2001
Fine Woodworking magazine, October,
2001
Object Lessons: Beauty and Meaning in Art
Guild Publishing, 2001
Taos News, Tempo, 12/27/2001
Rocky Mountain News, 6/30/2001
The Taos News, Tempo, 7/10/1997
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Teaching |
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Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN: workshops on table design and construction
Port
Townsend School of Woodworking, Port Townsend, WA:
Workshops on Curving Wood for Furniture
Highland
Hardware, Atlanta, GA: Workshops on Making Curves in Wood
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Education
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1986 - BA Williams College, Williamstown,
MA: Degree in Philosophy and Environmental Studies
1996, 98, 2000 - Furniture making workshops at Anderson
Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
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