Howard Werner

Howard Werner received a degree in woodwork and furniture design from The School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology. His greatest inspiration, however, comes from the world of sculpture and the work of Brancusi and Noguchi. Howard has been direct-carving sculpture and furniture from large tree sections since the mid 1970's. Howard Werner's work is influenced by both classical forms from Greece and Italy as well as primitive carvings from Africa and Oceana. The tools and raw materials he employs are important to the finished work. His process is evident in the rough chain sawn surfaces and the untouched natural sections of the trees that are prominent on many pieces.

PERMANENT MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

· museum of art + design, nyc
· arizona state university museum
· rochester institute of technology
· mint museum of craft + design, charlotte
· scottsdale museum of contemporary art
· arkansas arts center
· mobile museum of art
· dow foundation
· stephane janssen
· edward jacobson
· roseanne raab
· mark lindquist
· ron wornick
· george saxe
· john and robyn horn
· donna and leonard schneier