News and Updates from The Studio —
Happy New Year!
May 2012 bring peace and prosperity for everyone, Laura and Earl Nesbitt.
Almost New Year's Day!
Right before the big storms a few weeks ago, Earl visited one of the premier lumber mills in the country searching for just the right boards for a client. In this photo on the right is a stickered log on the bottom of the pile. On the left are some stickered slabs. On the top is concrete!
December 2011
What a Great Show! Of course we're going back next year! Sold the Dimidiated Orbicular Desk, the Split Chair, and several vessels, and met with several new clients about custom projects. Terrific!
Late November 2011
Click on the photo to see more photos of Vessel #2 with the lids, and one of Vessel #3. Leaving very soon for the Chicago show!
November 2011
Getting ready for the Chicago show — Initial fitting of Vessel #2, First Series bodies. Lids will follow soon! Also Vessel #3 is coming soon!
November 2011
Grouping of three solid mesquite tables available now!
October 2011
SOLD!
October 2011
These past few weeks, it's been great to watch Earl at his workbench in his shop designing new pieces to sell at the shows in Chicago and NYC. He's done one mock-up of a jewelry box that's really beautiful. It's a reversible design that can be built so that either the bottom or the top can be opened. He's also got designs on paper for several other pieces.
September 2011
Here's a photo of the latest from the shop. It's a solid mesquite slab and legs for the base of a glass top dining table. The client lives in Texas, and it's being shipped later today.
September 2011
Had a great time in Jackson at the show where Earl introduced his newest piece, The Diving Bird, a mesquite dining table he designed and built for the show.
September 2011
Here's some photos of Earl oiling the top of the mesquite dining table for the show. Click the photo to see more shots.
September 2011 —
Here's a photo showing how Earl is assembling the bottom of the mesquite table top for the show. Click on the photo for more images.
August 2011 —
Great story just posted on CustomMade about Earl building the three new cabinets mentioned below — click here to read a pdf of the story or click here to read the story on CustomMade!
August 2011 —
Right now I'm building two pieces — a mesquite dining table base for clients of an interior designer, and a mesquite dining table for the Western Design Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The "rescued" pieces of mesquite are beautiful slabs! They should make great pieces of furniture. An image of the raw boards for the dining table is pasted below. I'll update soon with images of the final pieces.
August 2011 —
Just got back in the shop after finishing the installation of three of my most ambitious pieces to date, definitely testing my creative problem solving ability. The entertainment center was the most difficult of the three (click photo below on left), made from birdseye maple, wenge, bubinga and lacewood. I milled and then glued together multiple pieces of bubinga and lacewood strips to less than 1/16" thick to construct the doors. The result is four doors and two end panels made from nearly 300 strips of wood pressed to form the curves in the design. The two center pocket doors retract, and the two outer doors pivot outward.
The corner cabinets (photo on far right) have a sculpted zebrawood centerpiece, highly-figured quilted maple top and walnut frame. There is also a solid zebrawood panel insert that can be removed. China cabinet (middle photo) is made from highly-figured quilted maple, walnut, and spalted maple. The upper and lower doors, and drawers all have hand-shaped zebrawood pulls. The upper doors have a water glass insert. These last two cabinets finish a dining set that began several years ago when I designed and built a dining table with 10 chairs for the same clients.
Click here to read how much the clients loved the pieces!
July 2011 —
More great news! I've been invited to exhibit at the One Of A Kind Show and Sale Chicago, December 1-4, at the Merchandise Mart.
July 2011 —
Good news! I've been invited to exhibit at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show March 22-25, 2012 in NYC! In the photos below on the right I am working on a final design layout for an entertainment center, and on the left I am in my booth at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore in February, 2011.
March 2011 —
The ACC Show went really well. Met a lot of interested customers, and sold some pieces. Below are photos of the two pieces I built specifically for the show. Click the images to look at photos of me building the pieces.
September 2010 —
I am looking forward to showcasing more new furniture at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore. The show will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center and open to the public from February 24 to 27. I will also be showing on the wholesale days.
October 2009 —
Back in the shop after installing a custom kitchen with center island in Nebraska. Click on the photo below to look at images of the installation and building process.
