Karl Stauber
Woodturning
Artist Statement
I approach each piece of wood with a conceptual design on paper or in my head. Wood is attached to a lathe and as the wood is spun using gouges and other tools, the intended design is worked into the piece. The design evolves based on the size and what I find within wood. I strive to bring forth the organic patterns that are unique to each piece of wood, without compromising my original design concept. Pieces that do not meet my design criteria end up in the burn pile.
Artist Bio
I have been engaged in wood turning and furniture making for over 40 years. For the last 30 years I have focused primarily on bowl and platter making. I have had the privilege of studying with many of the top wood turners in the US at Northouse Folk School, Grand Marias, MN; John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC; and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. I have studied with David Ellsworth, Jacques Versery, Trent Bosch, Nick Agar, Avelino Samuel, Rudy Lopez and Jeff Trapp.
My work has been included in exhibitions at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Wilson Library; the Annual Conference of the American Association of Woodturners (Philadelphia); and Sawtooth School for Visual Arts. My work is in numerous private collections. My work is currently for sale at Phoenix Hard Woods in Floyd, Virginia, Artworks Gallery, and Sawtooth School for Visual Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.
