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©Robert George
©Robert George
©Robert George
©Robert George

Robert George

  • South Northamptonshire
  • Woodturner
  • Foxley, United Kingdom
  • Rising Star
Robert George Woodturner
Contact
English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+44 7718247509
©Robert George

The shape within

  • • Robert is a classically trained arborist
  • • A chainsaw was his first tool of choice
  • • The work he produces is made from wood he fells himself

Robert George, a classically trained arborist and a self-taught craftsman, opened his first studio in Northamptonshire in 2015. There, surrounded by an inspiring landscape, “after years of handling wood in its rawest and possibly most beautiful form”, he started creating his first object: a large oak dining table. Today he makes very large scale and complex objects on the lathe, creating fine walled vessels and pieces that challenge the aesthetic associated with wood. Particularly fond of woodturning, Robert is always “keen to push the limit of what you can express using this technique.” With his work he pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved with standard tools and felled trees.

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Works

  • ©Gavin Wallace
  • ©Robert George
  • ©Gavin Wallace
  • ©Robert George
  • ©Robert George
Photo: ©Gavin Wallace
Simmer Down I

This is a large 1.2m tall sculptural crucible made from lathe turned sycamore and encrusted in over one thousand small, individually turned and scorched oak pots. The exterior of the pot is extremely black and rugged, almost ugly, symbolising the chaos of life. This is in stark contrast with the interior of the crucible which is of whitened and highly finished sycamore wood which is extremely soft to the touch.

Photo: ©Robert George
Symbio 1222

This is a lathe turned oak vessel which has been subjected to special drying conditions. The piece is turned to a wall thickness of approximately 4mm and has been studded with smaller wooden forms which punctuate the outer surface. This piece is almost gourd-like in its appearance with a bulbous form and organic curves.

Photo: ©Gavin Wallace
Simmer Down III

A large 1.8m tall sycamore crucible, this piece, turned by hand on a woodturning lathe to a thickess of approximately 4mm has been hand textured using a U shaped gouge to give a pitted surface all over. The base is encrusted with hundreds of small, individually turned oak vessels which have been scorched. The vessels appear to be encasing the large sycamore crucible which is part of the symbolism of the work.

Photo: ©Robert George
Sycamore 10227

This is a small, lathe turned sycamore vessel. This piece, one of Robert George's smaller works at 15cm high, is turned to approximately 3mm wall thickness. The vessel is a very pale and natural creamy colour with a pronounced rim which has warped as part of the drying process.

Photo: ©Robert George
Symbio 102210

A curious form, this hand turned wooden vessel has a highly patinated surface which is punctured with holes. There are nearly a dozen openings which allow you to easily peer right into the heart of the piece which has a highly organic aesthetic. The work was turned to a very fine wall thickness and allowed to warp as the wood has dried.

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