RESIDENT ARTIST – RHETT EVANS

I started woodworking about 10 years ago by building my wife wooden panels for her to paint on.  Eventually that lead to a deeper love for wood working and all the cool things that can be made.  When Art House 310 was born in 2019, I had enough room to start putting together a real wood shop.  Now I was able to have proper machinery and started working on my skills by building small projects.  Once I was somewhat confident, I bought some plans and built the rocking chair and side table, and the cherry lounge chair.  These projects were extremely different than what I was used to and really tested my ability to try new things and learn new skills.

Fast forward a couple years and a friend of mine who is an engineer had a home-built CNC that he wanted to get rid of. I took the challenge and learned how to use CAD/CAM software and how a CNC works on the inside. About two years later I had a pretty good handle on carving wood on the CNC and was ready for an upgrade.  The old small home-built CNC just wasn’t doing what I wanted it to do.

Once the new CNC was assembled this past March, I had carvings to make.  Every piece here was cut into strips and glued together to create stability in the wood, so it stays flat after it is carved.   I attempted to select wood that would complement the design both in color and grain structure.  The designs were purchased from digital artists with skills I have not yet mastered.  These designs needed to show the level of detail I was looking for to really show off some intricate carvings.  Some were chosen because they had fluid movement and a lot of depth and others are just fun!  After this show I will be teaching myself how to design the files needed for a 3D CNC carve.

This work is a journey of developing my woodworking and CNC skills into a displayable work of art.  I hope you enjoy it.

CONTACT:

Rhett Evans at Art House 310
310 S. Laura
Wichita, KS 67211

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