Two-day hands-on class
June 5-6 , 2006
Bowl Turning & Design, Shape & Form

Bert Marsh is a turner and teacher from England.

Bert Marsh specializes in thin-walled vessels. Simple, elegant shapes and careful attention to the inherent beauty of the wood set his work apart. This is his last US demo this year.

"From an early age, I have felt a profound need to work with wood, I love the material passionately. There is no complex philosophy attached to the work I do, I am simply striving to achieve the perfect form, the purest possible curves expressed in simple, uncluttered shapes that will expose the beauty of the wood to the full. In seeking that goal, I find inspiration by the wood itself. My very thin and delicate vessels are made from a wide variety of bland and exotic timbers, paying particular attention to natural defects, discolouration and grain malformations. Sensitive turning exposes the textures, colours and patterns which are enhanced by meticulous finishing. Many of my vessels are functional, but I would prefer them to be judged for aesthetic elegance, craft and creativity."

Collections:
The British Council
Nature in Art, Twigworth
Guild of Master Craftsmen, Lewes
South East Arts, Tunbridge Wells
Worshipful Company of Turners
Leeds City Art Gallery and Museum

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2002 New at New Ashgate, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
2002 Bert Marsh Woodturning, From The Wood Gallery, Hay on Wye
2002 Bert Marsh, Galery Materia, Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
2001 Bert Marsh 2001, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
2001 Bert Marsh, Gallery Materia, Scotsdale, Arizona,USA
2000 Bert Marsh, Gallery Materia, Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
1999 Material/Hand and Spirit Gallery, Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
1998 Featured Artist, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
1998 Bert Marsh, British Woodturner, San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, USA
1997 Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
1995 Turned Wood by Bert Marsh, Barbican Arts Centre, London
1994 Turned Wood by Bert Marsh, Apple Craft Centre, Faversham
1985 Turned Wood by Bert Marsh, Hove Museum and Art Gallery, Hove

http://www.caa.org.uk/cvs/marsh_bert.htm

http://www.delmano.com/artists/wood/bMarsh/biography.htm