Sculptural Furniture
Custom Woodworking and Sculpture
by Richard Johnson
Built-ins • Furniture • Turnings • Sculpture
About Us
MY NAME IS RICH JOHNSON. My home and studio are located in the Catskill mountains of upstate New York. I have a bachelor’s degree in studio art with an art history minor.
Exploring nature in all its myriad and beautiful forms is a perpetual source of inspiration and awe. I also attempt to preserve that beauty by utilizing hydrothermal solar collectors as well as high efficiency wood burning equipment to minimize our heating oil requirements.
In addition, whenever possible, I purchase locally sourced lumber from sustainable growth forests with the generous and informed assistance of the watershed agricultural council — www.nycwatershed.org.
Philosophy
“I strive to create objects of beauty inspired by nature, and react to the world around us by interpreting what I absorb in my own way. The Inspiration page includes a sampling of images that inspire me.”
Inspiration
Major influences include the organic works of Wendell Castle and Albert Paley as well as the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements and the architecture of Frank Loyd Wright and others including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Antoni Gaudi, Santiago Calatrava and Frank Gehry. Other influences include Marcel Duchamp, Robert Smithson, and many more including Greta Thunberg.
ADDRESS
Sculptural Furniture
1089 County Hwy. One
Andes, NY 13731
CONTACT
PH: 845.676.3633
email: rvj@catskill.net
HOURS
Studio Visits
By Appointment Only