August 2007 ART EXHIBIT

 For the month of August 2007, the Library is featuring the artistry of woodworker Richard Koch.  Richard creates custom toys, furniture, decorative wall plaques, hand-carved canes & walking sticks, and much more from the Woodworking Cottage in Pelham. 

 This exhibit presents a wide range of expression in wood – from an architecturally accurate scale model of the Congregational Church to intricately carved pairs of animals filing into Noah’s Ark.

Several wall plaques are composed of individually carved sections of rare woods fitted together like puzzle pieces to form delightful images of wildlife, such as these young raccoons peeking out from the safety of their hollowed-out log.

Displayed next to the stairs is a sailing vessel complete with “billowing” wooden sails, any mariner would be proud to display.  For the angler, a life-like carved fish is mounted on a beautiful piece of driftwood.

A pair of New Hampshire-themed walking sticks feature a wood-burned portrait of the Old Man of the Mountain on one side and a Moose on the reverse.
 

For more information about Mr. Koch’s work, contact him at: 

Woodworking Cottage
4 Glenside Drive, Pelham, NH  03076
(603) 635-2505

 This ongoing series of exhibits features local artists to promote the arts in our community.   We thank the artists for their participation and generosity in sharing their work with us.