New Classes!

and first installment of work I love

I’m very excited for these new classes, especially the instructors. Bern Chandley is coming back this year as well as Andy Glenn. I’ve also got a couple of new classes up for grabs. Registration starts on Friday March 22 at 8 am. Email info@petergalbert.com to sign up and be sure to check out schedule on the website!

There are also spots open in the current class schedule, contact info@petergalbert.com today if you want to attend.

Tim Manney Sharpening (1 spot open) 4/20-21 *FILLED*

Peter Galbert Turning Intensive (1 spot open) 4/6-7

Glenn Lounge Chair (2 spots open) 5/13-17 *FILLED*

Here are the new classes, visit the website for details.

Modern Rocker with Peter Galbert 11/3-10

#14 Chair with Bern Chandley 11/17-22

Lowbow Arm Chair with Bern Chandley 12/1-6

Temple Chair with Peter Galbert 1/6-11

#207 Chair with Andy Glenn 1/20-25

It’s been a busy week with a Modern Rocker class in full swing, but I’ve been thinking of woodwork I wanted to share. It’s not too hard, I just look around my house at the work that I’ve collected through trades or cold hard cash. I like to think that I’m picky about the objects that I live with and every one of them has a special impact on my daily life. This is a black ash basket by April Stone. April Stone is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) from Wisconsin.

It has so much presence, it’s like a roommate. There’s a connection between baskets and windsor chairs in the way they pull the tree apart and rearrange it as thin parts with a distinct negative space. Neither are quite done til they are holding something and both exploit the structure, flexibility and strength of the material.

Like a chair, this pack basket fits the human form and as such, reflects it. It’s incredibly comfortable to wear, pulling the weight close to the back and filling the lumbar curve. Aesthetically, it’s a joy to look at. I especially enjoy the way the weave is both loose and tight, which works so well because it hangs on a crystal clear form.

I will be showing some furniture, but as I’ve been thinking about the work that challenges and inspires me, a lot of it is in sculpture and other craft forms.

There is so much work and skill in this piece, but it doesn’t feel labored, it has a warmth that I love being around. I know some of the process involved in making baskets this way, but not enough to threaten the mystery of this piece.