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Artist Statement
I come from a family of artists and artisans, musicians
and masons, chefs and poets. I was exposed to the process of
artistic creation as a small child and have not been far from it since.
Nurturing the needs of the body with objects of daily usefulness that are
used, admired, respected and appreciated nurtures the soul as well.
Unfortunately, our culture gives little attention to the nature and
effectiveness of artistic expression in the decorative arts. I
believe in challenging people's assumptions about what furniture should
look like and, by extension, challenging the essence of the way that they
make any of life's assumptions.
Personally, the act of creation is as important as the object created.
Each one gives me the confidence and wherewithal to do the next one, and
the next one is always the best one.
Biography
- I am a maker of
functional art; useful, practical objects that evoke multi-level
responses.
- I use a warm,
versatile plant material to create symbols of tradition and
anti-tradition
- I mimic the
creative tension of nature.
- I follow no school
or mentor in my work.
- Born 1945 in
Brooklyn, New York to
Victor Senior - Mural and oil artist
Filomena - Great cook and semi-conventional Italian
mother
- Brooklyn Catholic
Parochial Schools – Survived!
- University of
Hartford Engineering School – Didn’t!
- Army Corps of
Engineers, Officer Corps, Vietnam – Did!
- 1971 – Moved to
California
- 1971 – 1974,
Builder of Custom Homes, Laguna Beach, CA
- 1974-1977, First
furniture maker in Laguna Beach Festival of Arts
- 1978, Moved to
Santa Barbara, CA – a nice place to live.
- I have done over
2500 pieces of sculptural furniture and architectural details.
I do commissions directly with clients, through interior designers
and architects, and also show in galleries. My work is in the
U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico
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1996 "Don't Ask ... Don't
Tell" Blue Room Christmas Tree Ornament was accepted into the White
House Permanent Collection
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