Monday, September 1, 2008

Wooden Tiles

Wow, what a summer, time to start getting caught up on the postings.

When Katy was at the Bellevue Arts Festival she met Allen Kinast, an artist working with reclaimed wood. She picked up some of his hand painted wooden tiles for the gallery. In describing his work, Allen says, "In many ways, these wooden tiles function as a somewhat labor-intensive “sketchbook” for me, a place where I can explore new shapes, textures and colors."

Allen teaches a woodworking course at the Oregon College of Arts and Crafts and also designs and builds custom furniture out of reclaimed wood.