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Trained in Oxfordshire, at England’s leading college for furniture designer/makers, Gary Van Rawlins was heavily influenced by the traditions of England’s greatest "Arts and Crafts" leaders of the past, as well as England’s best contemporary furniture makers. From Ernest Gimson and Ernest and Sidney Barnsley, to Rupert Williams, Alan Peters, John Makepeace, Edward Barnsley, and Jeremy Broune, Gary credits his exposure to the "English Scene" for his success. Furniture making is his passion and with each new wood working project it is apparent. "My training and experiences in England (1984-86) gave me a very sound basis in design and traditional craftsmanship. I feel most fortunate to have had the opportunity to study directly under so many of England’s best craftsmen. Their sense of quality and tradition gave me first-hand knowledge of not only what was possible, but of what was expected of a world-class furniture maker." |
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It was back in California, while working at his shop in Santa Monica, that Gary chose to follow the quiet, sensitive path of the "impractical cabinetmaker", James Krenov. After further training at Krenov’s school in Ft. Bragg, California, in 1991 and again in 1993-94, Gary set-up shop in the San Francisco Bay area. His successes there were immediate. The four pieces he entered in the "Excellence in Woodworking" show at the Sonoma County Museum (1994) were highly acclaimed by the panel of judges, and his "No-Glass Showcase" was given an "award of merit" for its sensitive use of exotic woods and for its excellent craftsmanship and design. These show pieces also caught the attention of filmmaker Barry Levinson, who immediately chose Gary to make the furniture for his new "Arts and Crafts" style home in the town of Ross. The following year, Gary was presented another Award of Merit at the museum show for his "Non-KISS" cabinet made of wenge, tulipwood, and ebony. In July 1997 Gary was given a first place Blue-Ribbon at the Fine-Arts, Fine-Crafts Show at the Marin County Fair. Gary’s "Non-KISS" cabinet won the "Master Woodworker’s Trophy" in June, 2000, at the annual Design in Wood competition held at San Diego’s Del Mar Fair, and was featured in an article about the show that was published in Fine Woodworking Magazine, issue number 144. Photographs of one of Gary’s pieces were also included in James Krenov’s fifth book, With Wakened Hands, published in October, 2000. After completing more than twenty pieces for the Levinson home, Gary again chose to show two of his most recent pieces at the Sonoma County Museum (March, 1996). A chair-side table made of wenge and walnut was purchased from the show by cartoonist Charles Shultz. |
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