Twisted Tables

Build a coffee table, end table, or console table using a special twisted wood technique to set your piece apart. Incorporate non-traditional elements into your project using various techniques to “make wood do what it doesn’t want to.” Learn techniques you can repeat at home on future projects. Each student’s piece will be different. Previous woodworking experience not required, but recommended. $

$75-$250

Mark Rickey resides in Richmond, VA, and has worked in wood for over forty years. His work includes traditional designs inspired by antique furniture, contemporary pieces, and furniture using re-purposed materials. Mark has built custom furniture for numerous churches throughout Virginia, including altars, ambos, presider's chairs, and other pieces. He also specializes in natural edge furniture design, exploring integration of the wood's innate form with the functionality of art furniture. Most recently, he has been developing his "Twisted" series, incorporating bent and twisted laminations in everyday furniture and artistic music/book stands. He also teaches woodworking at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and runs a cooperative wood shop in Richmond, VA.