2022- a rich and rewarding year of Craft
It's been a busy and creative year of making, showing, teaching, and traveling. Here's my recents-
Story in Wood: Marquetry Art of James Macdonald was a solo show at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath Maine that ran from the beginning of August to the beginning of October. Related to that, I was also the subject of a feature in the Sunday edition of the Press Herald.
Jimmy Herring with the Capricorn Studios Tribute Guitar in Macon Georgia
In August we took a trip to Macon, Georgia to join in the celebration of life for my departed friend, Skoots Lyndon, who created a very cool chapter in my life in getting my Eat a Peach Tribute Guitar to be part of the permanent collection at the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House. I took along my just completed Capricorn Studios Tribute Guitar which I dedicated to Skoots. The guitar features a marquetry reproduction of a very cool mural on the walls of Capricorn created by my Macon friend Michael Pierce, a really gifted artist.
From last year’s Show, not 2022!
My wife Lucky Platt and I had our collaborative chess set titled Reigning Cats and Dogs in this summer's Faculty Show at CFC.
On November 20th, Lucky and I will be showing more of our collaborative work at the Elm City Small Press Fest at the Greene Block and Studios in Waterville, Maine.
My shop will be featured in Season 3 of WoodenBoat magazine's Mastering Skills video series with filming to happen this Friday.
I will be included in the upcoming publication by Winterthur Museum titled-
The wonder of Wood: Decorative Inlay and Marquetry in Europe and America, 1600-1900 in the section Marquetry Today.
A lot of good things happening! I’m still very interested in taking on commissions for my marquetry art guitars. Also I am creating furniture and art featuring my marquetry work. Talk to me in 2023!
On our road trip to Indiana to visit my son.
