"I design for a timeless, almost Shaker simplicity with great
attention to joinery and finish. I use not only traditional
geometrical forms and proportions, but also asymmetry, and, in
the bowls, natural edges and defects. I want my pieces to feel
good in the hand, so all edges are rounded and all hidden
surfaces smooth.
I don't look to impose a shape, but to uncover one that reflects
and interacts with the natural fractal harmony between heartwood
and sapwood. I feel that the people who buy my work are
co-creators, and deserve my gratitude for allowing me to do the
work I love." -
Barry
Biesanz
Our Showroom
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My bowls and boxes
are in the collections of the Queen of Spain, four US presidents and
many other heads of state. My mom has a few too...
We make bowls, humidors, jewelry boxes, business card boxes, boxes
to put engagement and wedding rings in, cigarette boxes, boxes to
put lipstick in, boxes to put the junk that accumulates by your
nightstand in, boxes for the Burton-Taylor diamond, and especially
boxes to put other boxes in (set of four boxes, the smallest of
which is only half an inch long.) Here's a brochure showing most of
them.
These are the galleries in the US that carry our woodcrafts,
(see
list) or you can buy from us
by mail (no customs duties in the USA). If you are coming to Costa
Rica, you will need a map to get to our place. Barry and Sarah like
showing the workshop, showroom and tree nursery! We are in the town
of Escazú, overlooking San José. Here is a magazine article from
Guide magazine by Anne Newton.
We give away tropical hardwood tree saplings to anyone interested in
reforesting in Costa Rica |