Portfolio of Woodturning: A Special Section
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Charles Farrar
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Hol-e Grail (2003) by Charles Farrar. Thin wall ant-eaten vessel, poplar (h: 7″h × 7″). Collection of Mrs. Joan Leggett, Danville, Virginia.
Charles Farrar © 2003
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Singing Bowl (1997) by Charles Farrar. Tall, open jar, quilted maple burl (h: 13″ × 10 ½″). Collection of Ms. Marlene Cox, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charles Farrar © 1997
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Hammered Wood Series (1999) by Charles Farrar. Textured wood surface with gilding, ash (h: 5″ × 7″).
Charles Farrar © 1999
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Windswept (1999) by Charles Farrar. Black walnut burl (h: 9½″ × 19″). Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kean, Mooresville, North Carolina.
Charles Farrar © 1999
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Hollow Form (2004) by Charles Farrar. Buckeye burl (h: 11″ × 12″).
Charles Farrar © 2004
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Hammered Wood Series (2003) by Charles Farrar. Textured surface with African blackwood spout and foot, poplar (h: 8″ × 11″).
Charles Farrar © 2003
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Lidded Vessel with Brass (2009) by Charles Farrar. Textured surface, antiqued with brass application, ambrosia maple (h: 10″ × 13″). Collection of Mrs. Crandall Bowles, Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Charles Farrar © 2009
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Lidded Hollow Form (2011) by Charles Farrar. Spalted maple with maple burl lid (h: 10″ × 9″).
Charles Farrar © 2011
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Charles Farrar holds a business degree from Virginia State University, is a James Solomon Russell Scholar in Religious and Philosophical Studies, and has completed graduate work with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lambeth Palace, London. His artwork has been exhibited in such major US cities as Albuquerque, Charlotte, St. Paul, Richmond, Atlanta, and New York, and his work has been on permanent loan with the State Department at the US Embassy in Madagascar. His corporate commissions include Bank of America, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and The David Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles. He has served as member of the Advisory Committee of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC, and is a member of the Cabarrus Arts Council Board, Concord, NC, the American Association of Woodturners, the American Craft Council, and Charlotte Area Woodturners. He lives and creates in Concord, NC.
