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Wood has always fascinated me. The fact that this material was once alive to sustain our lives is an awesome concept. The many different shades of earth tones found in a given piece of wood is like an artist’s palette of umbers, siennas, and ochres.

It is with nature that I continue to evolve my art from pencil and paintbrush to gouge and chisel.

Every tree is a gift from above, and I try to discover the intrinsic beauty that already exists within each piece of wood. I am continually challenged by the endless design possibilities of the human form combined with the unpredictability of a medium that was once truly alive. I find my forms inter-relate to the human figure more everyday. Figure drawing has been such an important part of my artistic life that the sensuous subtle human contours I have studied for years now unconsciously appear in my work at the lathe.

Most of my pieces are turned from hardwood, some native and some from around the world. Adding metallic touches to complement rather than to compete with the wood is a signature of mine. I often inlay with various metals to enhance the beauty of the wood, as well as metal spin and cast metals to complete my designs.

My goal is to create a beautiful,
hand-made functional piece you can hold, use, enjoy and pass down through generations.

"Figure drawing has been such an important part of my artistic life that the sensuous subtle human contours I have studied for years now unconsciously appear
in my work at the lathe."

Born and educated in New York, Ted graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan with a BFA in Illustration. He practiced illustration for 16 years while actively woodworking as a hobby. He has studied the human figure extensively through drawing and appreciates the subtle nuances of contour found in all of nature. He now applies those subtle forms within the medium of wood with respect to woodturning.

Ted is a member of the
American Association of Woodturners,
The Lehigh Valley Woodturners,
The Wayne County Arts Alliance and
The Artists for Art Gallery.

Web site and all artwork copyright 2010 Ted Sokolowski