Steve Miller Organic Modern Hand Turned Poplar Wood Bowl With Hand Carved Legs

Description

Steve Miller, hand turned, poplar, wooden bowl with hand craved legs, 'poplar legged bowl'. Due to the finish, this piece … more Steve Miller, hand turned, poplar, wooden bowl with hand craved legs, 'poplar legged bowl'. Due to the finish, this piece is not suitable for moist objects like fruit.

Condition and Characteristics:

There is a fine surface crack at the bottom of the bowl near one leg and at the bottom inside of the bowl. These are natural characteristics of the wood and is not caused by wear or damage to the piece. It does not affect the structural integrity of the bowl - see detail photos.

There is a lighter mark near the signature where a sticker was removed; however, this mark is harder to see in person, then as photographed. The finish is still even - see detail photos.



Steve Miller is an award winning wood-turner with pieces collected in private homes, commercial spaces and public institutions.

His skill level is readily apparent in the thinness and size of his bowls. During the turning process, there is a greater probability of a piece shattering as the walls become thinner. Creating large, thin-walled pieces has a higher failure rate because of the centrifugal force.

A wood-turner since 1998, the artist is inspired by the natural world around him, both on land and under the sea. Miller treats each of his turned pieces as blank, three dimensional canvasses.

Miller has trained with some of the best wood artists in the world today. His biggest influence is his former Arrowmont School instructor Jacques Vesery, who taught Miller many new techniques in 2016; followed by John Paul Fennell in 2019. Their artistic vision and direction is the driving force in his ever-evolving creative process.

Steve says, “Although I do dabble in furniture making for friends and family, and it is satisfying, it does not inspire me like artistic turning, probably because the finished work is too predictable!”

Selected Exhibitions & Awards:

Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts Show, Red House Art Gallery, Asheville, N.C., People's Choice Award-2011
Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts Show, Red House Art Gallery, Asheville, N.C., First Place 3-D-2010
South Miami Art Festival, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, Third in Show-2009
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, First Place 3-D-2009
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, First Place Sculpture-2006
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, First Place 3-D-2005
Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, Best of Show-2005
PBS Television Craft in America National Juried Exhibition, The Bascom Gallery, Highlands, N.C., 2010
Artists of North Carolina Juried Exhibition, The Bascom Gallery, Highlands, N.C., 2012
Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts Show, Red House Art Gallery, Asheville, N.C., Best of Show-2012 less