Jacques Vesery Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 my name is Jacques Vesery.... some of you know me and I'm glad to see names I know as well. here's my bio. , etc. and some recent pieces; Jacques is an Artisan from Damariscotta, Maine, creating wood art pieces. Striving to evoke the spirit of nature in his work, Jacques is greatly influenced by the source of his medium, the living tree and the great circle which is life. After serving as a submariner in the Navy, he became a scrimshander in Hawaii and later, Cape Cod. He then served as a forest ranger and forest fire warden in northern New Jersey. A self taught artist, Jacques now works in wood, a more sustainable and environmentally sound medium. Currently, Jacques is a member of the American Association of Woodturners and serves on the Professional Outreach Program's Advisory committee. He is also a contributing editor for the American Woodturner Magazine. In addition, he teaches, lectures on design and demonstrates his techniques throughout the US and abroad. In his free time he enjoys hiking, ice skating, kayaking, cooking and gardening. Jacques, his wife Minda Gold, and their sons Isaac and Jonah enjoy living, working, and playing in Maine, the way life should be. from the essays of the Surface + Form Exhibit, Perth, Australia Jacques Vesery's richly carved vessels participate in the great decorative arts tradition of obets de vertue- confections of craft skill and rich material that have little point other than their fabulousness. Vesery's precursors are not necessarily to be found in the woodturning movement, but rather in the deluxe playthings of the wealthy: Faberge' eggs, Meissen porcelain cups and the like. Though some of the materials are the most obvious touches of luxury, the small scale of his objects are the real key to their sense of preciousness.... descrptions; 1] "The Enigma From Within" 2006 2.5" x 2.2" D carved/ textured cherry, 22kt gold leaf, with carved amber gemstone 30mm x 14mm "Traveling Under Watery Skies" 2005-06 5" x 3.5" carved/ textured cherry ENJOY!.... peace Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DFogg Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Welcome Jacques, that is really interesting work. Do you have a web site? I would love to see more. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Welcome Jacques, Your work is fantastic, the coloring is just superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Welcome Jacques. It's unanimous, we need to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hi Jacques! Thanks for introducing yourself! Is that a piece of amber being born out of the gold piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Vesery Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Welcome Jacques. It's unanimous, we need to see more. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thank sto all... glad you like it....sorry for the extra posts in early AM... not used to the site yet and being a newbie and all ...... I'll try to answer all from here.. hope that is appropriate? Ahhhh the website.... long story short, after being burned on an earlier attempt, 've been dragging my feet to start over.... and I've been so busy trying to keep up with demand that the website has become a lower priority..... I may try a simple site on .mac soon... I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, you can view some of my work at www.delmano.com from past exhibits.... so until then, I have posted a few more new pcs. below for your enjoyment.... I also included an older pc. from my scrimshander days, when I was still a young sailer boy... I think you'll see the connection, old to new..... The first pc. I posted does have a removable carved amber pc...... carved on the bottom side so it becomes the hidden treasure until it is removed..... I like the hidden treasures, as I know most of you do as well JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Welcome Jacques please show more they are fantistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Vesery Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Welcome Jacques please show more they are fantistic. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks... I'll try to post more as a new post in show and tell soon.... I feel like I need to catch some of you up on what I've been doing lately.... I'm sure Jim K. has not seen recent stuff since we did the philly show together way back when... Janel too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Bonham Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Jacques, Wonderful work. I can't wait to see more. Thanks for joining and sharing. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 I saw you at the 2004 Chicago SOFA show. I don't recall if you did the 2005 Evanston, which was my last public show. Thanks for the images, it is good to see what you are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Twilbeck Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 www.delmano.com This is the site that Jacques stated his works are posted. It is well worth the trip. Check out the past shows. Most are of wood. I seen a lot of the turners that I rember when I use to do a lot of turning. I got some new Ideas for future works.Delmano Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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