WXXI, the local PBS station in Rochester NY, spent a year or so creating a
documentary on Wendell Castle prior to his passing earlier this year.
Castle lived in the Rochester area and was an Artist in Residence at my
alma mater, the Rochester Institute of Technology.
The documentary (info links below) was aired on WXXI earlier this month.
I had an opportunity to watch it and I strongly suggest that you all do
too. According to their website "WXXI anticipates Wendell Castle: A Portrait
will be distributed to PBS stations nationwide in 2019".
I also had a chance to see some of his pieces at an art gallery in Rochester.
Until I watched the documentary, I wasn't quite sure how the pieces were made.
Once I saw Castle demonstrate his stack-lamination technique, it all made
perfect sense. Sort of. ;-)
Table with TableCloth:
https://i.imgur.com/ov9F0PL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/1H8Lvaz.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/At37E5S.jpg
Chair Standing On Its Head:
(Yes, the pillow is made of wood. I touched it to be sure.)
https://i.imgur.com/X8YbqLN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/y6k9AGI.jpg
The WXXI press release:
https://www.wxxi.org/pressroom/2018/09/wendell-castle-portrait
A short trailer:
https://www.wxxi.org/castle
Seriously - be on the lookout for it. Contact your local PBS station or
WXXI to see if you can find out when it will air in your neck of the woods.
On 9/29/2018 11:49 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> WXXI, the local PBS station in Rochester NY, spent a year or so creating a
> documentary on Wendell Castle prior to his passing earlier this year.
> Castle lived in the Rochester area and was an Artist in Residence at my
> alma mater, the Rochester Institute of Technology.
>
> The documentary (info links below) was aired on WXXI earlier this month.
> I had an opportunity to watch it and I strongly suggest that you all do
> too. According to their website "WXXI anticipates Wendell Castle: A Portrait
> will be distributed to PBS stations nationwide in 2019".
>
> I also had a chance to see some of his pieces at an art gallery in Rochester.
> Until I watched the documentary, I wasn't quite sure how the pieces were made.
> Once I saw Castle demonstrate his stack-lamination technique, it all made
> perfect sense. Sort of. ;-)
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Have you seen Fraser Smith's Quilts and Clothing carved from wood?
Extremely hard to believe everything on the link below is carved from wood.
http://www.gofraser.com/index10.htm
How a quilt is done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOx62QqlVxI&feature=player_detailpage
And a coat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GHF_3c43Sw