Arts Habitat
Presents
Michael
Wildgoose
Furniture
Craftsman and Builder
at Arts in Progress
Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Studio Seaside, 840 Broadway Avenue
Arts Habitat will present
furniture maker, Michael Wildgoose, at Arts in Progress (AIP) on Tuesday, May
22, in a presentation and discussion entitled, "Building Furniture from
Reclaimed Materials".
AIP takes place the fourth
Tuesday of each month at Arts Habitat | Studio Seaside, 840 Broadway Avenue,
Suite B3, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Studio is located in the Seaside City
Center (next to Erik's Deli). The event is free and open to the public and
complimentary refreshments are served. The first and last half hours are devoted
to socializing and community building; the program runs from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m.
Michael will talk about how
to make furniture and build houses from reclaimed materials. He'll show photos
and examples of his work, share ideas for material sources, and make suggestions
about techniques and applications.
Wildgoose never planned to
be a craftsman; he didn't attend art school or take technology classes. He
dreamed of being an archeologist. Instead, after a short advertising career
in the "Mad Men" era of advertising, in 1969 he traveled the Hippie
Trail from Marrakech through Asia. It is there that he first saw people making
their houses, furnishings and clothing from local materials such as mud bricks,
bamboo and palm fronds. When he returned to the U.S. he spent five years
acquiring building skills in Los Angeles. By day he worked in construction, by
night he attended woodworking classes. His inspirations were the great
California craftsmen Greene & Greene and Sam Maloof.
He settled in a small New
Mexico village, where the people still built their own homes and carved handmade
furniture. He has worked continually on his craft the last three decades from
his homes in New Mexico and Seaside, Ca.
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