Contact

308 West Lake Drive, Athens, GA 30606
706-543-4332

Gallery Representation
Aurum Studios, ltd., 125 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601

Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St., Athens, GA 30601

Shows
Memories, Juried show. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA. May 29-Aug. 10, 2008.

Southworks 2008 Art Exhibition, Juried show, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF),Watkinsville GA, May 2-31, 2008.

14th Master Woodworkers Show, (Juried Exhibition),Arts and Cultural Alliance, Knoxville, TN. Nov.2-Nov.20, 2007.

Student/Instructor Show, Shelburne Art Center, Shelburne, VT. Oct 3- Nov. 10, 2007

32cd Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. February 18- May 12, 2007 (One of the award winning pieces in the show.)

30th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. February 13-April 23, 2005

Congregation Children of Israel, Athens, GA. November 11-12, 2005

29th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. February 15-April 17, 2004

28th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA. March 23-April 26, 2003

Congregation Children of Israel, Athens, GA. Nov. 14 – 17, 2001

Published articles and images

The S- Chair. American Woodworker, in press.

Nature on his side. Melissa Link. Athens Magazine Vol. 20, #3, Pp. 58, 59, 61. July-August, 2008.

Tesser cue stand. Inside Pool Magazine,. Vol. VIII, #4, p. 32, 2008.

That’s one stand-up cue stand. Pool and Billiards Magazine. Vol. 26 (4), p. 38. April, 2008.

The S-Chair. Furniture Matters: A Periodic Forum of the Furniture Society, Summer 2007, p. 8.

Lectures, Classes, Public Talks
Furniture Design. Athens Area Woodworking Club. Athens, GA. April 12, 2008.

Studio Furniture: A maker’s perspective. Guest Lecture, Furniture Design (ARID 3340), University of Georgia, Athens, GA March 5, 2008

Fine Woodworking: Appreciation of Construction and Design. Class, Center for Continuing Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, March 4, 11, 18, 2008.

Furniture Making with Abe Tesser. Class. Learning in Retirement. Athens GA. Feb. 17, 2008.

Wood in Furniture: A Personal View. Athens Area Woodworking Club. Athens, GA. September 15, 2007

The Art of Crafting Furniture: A Personal View.  Congregation Children of Israel, Athens GA Feb. 11, 2007

Some Personal Notes on the Art of Crafting Furniture. Torch Club, Athens, GA . March 23, 2006

Memberships
Furniture Society, 111 Grovewood Road, Asheville, NC 28804

Visual Arts Guild of Athens, 293 Hoyt St., Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA 30601.

American Association of Woodturners. 222 Landmark Center, 75 W. Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55102

Classic City Wood Turners, Athens, GA

Athens Area Woodworking Group, Athens GA

Courses taken
Veneer Basics and More. (1 week). Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN. Instructor: Alfred Sharp III Summer, 2006.

Wood Turning. (1 week). Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN. Instructor: Nick Cook Summer, 2006

Technical Design Graphics. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Instructor: Roger B. Hill .Fall 2004.

Advanced Woodworking. (6 weeks). Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne VT. Instructor: Doug Jones Summer, 2004

CAD and Fabrication. (4 week intensive). University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Instructors: Thomas Houser, Michael Oliveri Spring 2004

 
An Apprenticeship with Michael Fortune. (2 weeks). Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Franklin, IN. Instructor: Michael Fortune. Fall 2003.

Windsor Chair Making. (1 Week). Windsor Institute, Hampton, NH. Instructor: Michael Dunbar. Summer 2003.

Advanced Woodworking Intensive. (3 weeks). Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne VT. Instructor: Doug Jones. Summer, 2002