About the Cabinets

These works are part of a series that I started in 2011.

I am interested in the ritual uses of furniture, particularly cabinets.  The cabinet format, with its drawers and hidden spaces that might hide closely guarded secrets/objects, seems to me, a fascinating path to investigate.  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a German horror film of 1920 was an initial inspiration.

Are these objects art or not?  Do I call them sculptures or furniture?  I really don't care.  The difficulty of categorizing these pieces is part of what attracts me to make them.  I enjoy the tension between functionality and form in space.  I think they are interesting just sitting there whether the doors and drawers open and close or not.  Watching people, especially children, interact with these works is especially rewarding for me.

The works are made of hardwoods, drawn and painted elements, colored epoxy, found objects, hinges and casters.  

Thanks for looking.

Recent Work

A few cabinets, shown recently at Northwind Art Center in Port Townsend, WA.  They are made of various hardwoods and colored resin.  They are containers for objects, attitudes, dreams, fishing flies.

                                                    Town House, 53" x 27" x 15"    SOLD.

                                      Simple Pleasures, 64" x 24" x 25"       SOLD.

                                                               Blue Moon       SOLD

                                                 Rambler, 39" x 20" x 16"        SOLD.

Chiseler, 28" x 13" x 13"           SOLD

Robo, 50" x 23" x 15"               SOLD.

                                                             Ebb & Flow     SOLD 

                                                            Carmen Miranda        SOLD

New exhibit at Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, Washington

Artist's reception:  Saturday, April 5, 5:30-7:30pm

Art talk:  Sunday, April 6, 1:00 pm

Gallery open: Thursday-Monday, noon to 5pm

Check it out!

New Work 2013

The Self-portraits and Cups are part of ongoing series that involve aging and household items, respectively.

The pastel series, Atomic Flowers, are about what flowers might look like after a cataclysmic event.

The new 3-D work involves wood, paper, drawing, pastel,  resin and steel.  The cabinets are somewhat functional but are more about ritual than furniture.  They have incorporated drawings and sculptural appendages.

         
                                          Self-portrait 1, 13" x 7", drawing and epoxy resin

                                            Self-portrait 2,  6" x 6", drawing and epoxy resin

                                            AA Cup, 6" x 5", ink, charcoal, paper, epoxy resin    SOLD

                                                B Cup, 7" x 9", ink, paper, epoxy resin       SOLD

                               

                                 Bubble Lily, 16" x 18", pastel and charcoal on paper        $150.

                              Flowers with Clouds, 12" x 18", pastel, charcoal, paint on paper      SOLD

                                            

                          
                          DeLorean Cabinet, 62" x 22" x 20", hardwoods, epoxy resin      SOLD



                           

                      Smooth Sailor, 36" x 16" x 16", hardwoods, paint, epoxy resin    SOLD

              Down Load, 70" x 22" x 14", pastel, charcoal, wood, epoxy resin, casters    SOLD

                      Jump Up, 62" x 12" x 12", hardwoods, pastel, epoxy resin, steel     SOLD

       Leg Extension Cabinet, 55" x 22" x 14", hardwoods, epoxy resin, paint       $600.

                           Warrior, 67" x 16" x 16", hardwoods, epoxy resin        SOLD.

New direction

The wood and resin work continues to evolve.  There is something about capturing an idea, in a liquid material that turns solid, that really intrigues me.  The resin can be colored, transparent, layered. The possibilities, to me, are limitless.  Recently I wanted to have some hand drawn elements.  I started by using fragments of older drawings and incorporating them in the resin.  Dissatisfied with the results, I started to draw--again.  My hand is not as steady but the results have been very encouraging.  I am listing the sizes, as most of them are smaller than I have been working.

                         SOLD      Red Triangle, wood, resin, drawing, 11 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., 2012

                          Morning Coat, wood, resin, drawing, 11 1/2 x 10 1/4 in., 2012

                               SOLD      Derriere, wood, resin, drawing, 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 in., 2012

                           Shoe with Beach Ball, resin, drawing, 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 in., 2012

                                      G8, wood, resin, drawing, 9 1/4 x 10 in., 2012

                                     Soft Rock, resin, drawing, 12 x 13 in., 2012

Sequim Lavender Festival Open Studio Show & Sale

Atypical, affordable cabinets, tables, stools, and benches.  (Note: all work except "Sculptural table" has been sold.) 

July 20, 21 and 22, 2012 
10:00 am to 6:00 pm

mccollum@olympus.net

                  Cabinet with 4 drawers, 24" x 13" x 9", various hardwoods, resin, paint

                         Phases of the Moon sideboard with 3 drawers, 37" x 36" x 17," 
                                                     curly white oak, mahogany, resin.  SOLD

                             Table or plant stand, 28.75" x 15.75" x 13.5," maple, mahogany, 
                                                  birch, inlaid colored resin drawing on top. SOLD

                     

                        Sculptural table, 28.5" x 31" x 18.5", maple, walnut, resin, paint; 
                                 inlaid resin drawing and triangular cutout on maple top. SOLD

Small cabinet for your special stuff, 6 compartments, 16.5" x 14.5" x 10", maple, resin, SOLD

Shadow box coffee table for more of your special collection, 17.5" x 36" x 23", cherry, glass., SOLD

             3-legged plant stand, distressed legs, 26' x 15" x 15.5", walnut, resin, paint, SOLD

Cabinet with 4 hidden drawers, 30.5" x 20" x 15", 2 with harlequin patterning, 

of various hardwoods, resin SOLD

Stool/plant stand, 28" x 19" x 13", aok, rosewood, cocobolo, paint, SOLD

            Table with sculpture base, 17" x 24.5" x 17.25", maple (top), mahogany, resin, SOLD

                         Tall, multi-use cabinet with 3 shelves, 5-drawers, 75" x 24" x 15.5", 
                                                    maple, cocobolo, mahogany, resin, SOLD

                       Stool/plant stand, 28" x 14" x 14", white oak, mahogany, fake scull, SOLD

      

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