Michael de Forest | Greg Wilbur

Vessel

May 3-May 29, 2022

First Thursday Reception:  May 5th, gallery open 5:00-8:00 pm

Artist Talk: Sunday May 22, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm

Special Opening Reception in conjunction with a Frogwood Collaboration Gathering: May 4, 5:00 - 8:00 pm


Join Waterstone gallery in celebrating the work and kinship of woodworker Michael de Forest and metal raiser Greg Wilbur. As makers, de Forest and Wilbur are inspired by the relationship between craftsmen and fine sculptural objects - the impulse to not only make objects that are beautiful, and meaningful, but also finely crafted. In Vessel, they elevate the ordinary to extraordinary by creating works of art that transcend the everyday in their beauty and tell a story rich in meaning and symbolism that all viewers can connect with.

Both de Forest and Wilbur use their skills as master craftsmen to make evocative objects that tell stories, illuminate their experiences, and express their visions. These objects are vessels that hold illness and healing, environment and survival, death and transcendence.