John Dodd Studio

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BEACON SOUTHWEST

Is Currently one of three pieces now on display

in the JANE SAUER GALLERY ..... Santa Fe NM

I am part of a show this mouth titled

"NEW, BOLD AND SURPRISING"

with three other artists that I am honored to be showing with...

Kent Townsend, Krista Harris, and Patrick McGrath Muniz.

please check it out Jane Sauer Gallery

2011-12-28T18:36:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the JANE SAUER GALLERY the

OH TABLE was at the SOFA Chicago show this December.

THE JANE SAUER GALLERY represented me there

with five pieces.. the DISPLAY MIRROR is to the right.

The table sits on painted plinth only because the concrete floor was so rough and uneven.

The record photo was taken with my cell phone.

"Acqua Chiara" by Judith Content is above my table,

and reflected in the mirror.

finished piece being crated/sitting on crate base getting ready to ship to the

SOFA Chicago show

final concrete disc with "selected" mock-up of top and wedge.

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After pour,top section of mold was removed and then left to cure for a few days...

before removing it all the way out of the rolling cart/ mold.

Mold being assembled, ready for the front panel to be bolted on.

The interior in lined with white formica.

Concrete mold made, sealed water tight with bolts, then poured.

2011-12-28T18:12:00.000-08:00

One of my first thoughts for a new table..

a small top perched on a large concrete disc.

2010-09-19T17:35:00.000-07:00

Great web site by Nico Yektai !

He has put together some furniture designers and artists that use concrete.

http://concrete-furniture.com/

I am glad I was asked to be part of it.

You can see one of my first concrete pieces I did back in the 1980's.

The coffee table is 24"W 60"L 16"H

The wood is Wenge with Bees' Wing Narra.

www.concretefurniture.com/

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"BREAKING GROUND"

A Century of Craft Art in Western New York

Published by:

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

Edited by:

Barbara Lovenheim

Project Advisor:

Grant Holcomb

I was pleased to be included with photos of:

"Cylindrical Compliment"

and "Inlet"

2010-09-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

New ad in MODERNISM magizine.

Fall 2010 issue

Articles on the 1933 World's Fair,

Mexican Architect Viva Mario Pani, and San Francisco's Skyline

I selected once again to keep the same photo of the

"WALL NICHE"

(From the Foyer Greetings series)

A line of furniture for the foyer.

Anegre' center panel with Maple edging.

Absolute black granite self.

www.modernismmagazine.com/

2010-08-15T14:11:00.000-07:00

Photo of an outdoor lamp prototype

finished last weekend with Lorna Secrest

for one of her favorite landscape clients in Pittsburgh

The final lamp is to be made from:

Ipe , Copper shade, cap and bracket

with a cast concrete pillar

2010-08-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

SOFA Santa Fe 2010 .... great city ... great time in New Mexico !

Drove three days to Santa Fe and showed a new piece with my bench and table

with the William Zimmer Gallery

Titled : "Beacon Southwest"

The piece is 99" high with a light tower.

A narrow six foot high mirror is directly below the light shade.

The solid curved Sapele door swings open to reveal nine trays to display objects.

Material: Smoked White Oak veneer on outside of door, solid Sapele tower and concrete base.

The exterior Sapele tower is dyed Black and the Sapele interior has been left its natural color.

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REED PLANTERS

Initially designed as accent pieces for my furniture display.

But soon after completing everyone was drawn to them.

colleges, delivery people and shop visitor's all wanted one.

They are a nice addition to the foyer furniture line.

"FOYER GREETINGS"

They are made of solid wood 5 1/2 sq. and rest on cast concrete bases which I do here.

I hand carve the center detail on the top, it takes time but this is the detail that

adds so much to them.

The set of three are $1,200.

30" 35" and 40" high

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BLUE BIRD

quartered wenge post and concrete base

support five enameled copper shades

which are illuminated by ten led lights

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FOYER GREETINGS TABLE

A new addition to the "Foyer Greetings" series.

Furniture for the foyer..

This table was designed to compliment the

The bench titled: "Vertical Rest" ... a time for the body to take a rest from being vertical.

At the time I was creating numerous narrow vertical wall and free standing pieces,

so the title also referred to me taking a rest from creating vertical pieces.

quartered wenge with cast concrete

60" long 12" deep 33" high

2009-04-28T14:49:00.001-07:00

Palmbeach3

Contemporary Art Fair 2009

West Palm Beach Fl.

represented by the

WILLIAM ZIMMMER GALLERY

"VERTICAL REST" bench

Wenge and concrete

"FOYER TABLE"

Wenge and concrete

"BLUE BIRD"

Ten LED lights illuminate the enameled copper shades

on top of Wenge post with a concrete base.

Ceramic and fiber pieces by Bennett Bean and Elizabeth Rand