Madera Architectural Elements, our artisan collective, collaborated on a racy installation this month entitled “Don’t Look!” The idea was to create custom furnishings around a single theme and in this case it became a theatric boudoir. Why a boudoir? Mostly it was inspired by “Entrance Denied,” the scheduled show in Mineral, the gallery next [...]
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Doing our part…more than custom furniture
July 29, 2010 – 10:34pm
Earlier this month we had the opportunity to help out Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and their annual fundraiser, Zoobilee, by building 9 platforms for performers to dance upon. With plywood donated by Gray Lumber we split the tasks around the shop and nearly everyone played a part in making BCRA‘s design come to life. [...]
Intern turns into Apprentice!
July 22, 2010 – 8:28am
Back in January when Ryan was interning with us through the SOTA J-Term Internships he had expressed his desire to learn more about custom woodworking. So we tossed around the idea of an apprenticeship after his graduation. In between Ryan completed his senior community project here in the shop – an out door bench made from [...]
Thanks to our interns!
July 14, 2010 – 9:49am
Earlier this year we were fortunate enough to have two awesome high school seniors from SOTA intern with us. Kenzie Ballew primarily worked at updating our various electronic media and Ryan Holbrook worked in the shop making a few display items and shelving. The highlight for both of them was an installation of scrap wood [...]
Elroy’s Chair going to benefit for NW Furniture bank!
February 26, 2010 – 1:44pm
The Northwest Furniture Bank is hosting a fund raising auction on March 4 at the Tacoma Art Museum. Dubbed the Chair Affair, the event will be an auction of artfully embellished chairs from over 50 regional artists. Most participants started with old and worn out chairs and creatively decorated them in interesting and fun themes. [...]
January 28, 2009 – 11:00pm
We’re all set up and the booth looks great! If you’re planning a trip to the home show stop by and pay us a visit. We’re in booth P 247 which is located on the promenade level at the south-ish end of the dome (as if something round could have an end?). We have a [...]
Announcing the New Madera Blog!
March 10, 2008 – 8:41pm
Keeping up with the times and keeping YOU informed is what this new “What’s Happening” blog will be about. We’ll tell you about current and upcoming gallery shows, pass along interesting news about our artists and even share some details about exciting projects underway in the wood shop! Plus, we want to know your thoughts, [...]
