Pattern and Form: Wood Works by Sharon Doughtie
and
William Ichinose
February 9, 2006 - May 29, 2007
This exhibition presents the work of two Oahu wood artists, Sharon
Doughtie and William Ichinose. They are paired in this exhibition
for their use of surface texture, color and unique carving techniques.
Sharon Doughtie began her woodworking career at an early age as
an apprentice in a cabinet-making shop. During her short time there
she was able to see the lathe in operation and knew she wanted to
work with this piece of equipment. She left wood for many years
to pursue music and singing. Leaving a potentially promising career
to try woodturning again, Doughtie met her husband Pat Kramer, a
noted woodworker who bought Doughtie her first lathe, and since
then she has created her signature heavily- textured vessels with
rich velvety black surfaces. Influenced by her Irish and Scottish
backgrounds, Doughtie incorporates the design and patterns of Celtic
knots, a series of undulating and interlocking lines, incised on
wood ground; Doughtie then textures and blackens the areas around
the incising so that the patterns are highlighted in the natural
wood against the dark opaque ground.
William Ichinose also has a background that hasn’t always
involved wood. He began his studies in the sciences and then moved
on to study ceramics at the University of Hawaii-Manoa with Claude
Horan. He and Horan were the founding members of Ceramics Hawaii.
It wasn’t until 2000 that Ichinose began turning wood. His
unusual forms, distinctive feet and hand coloring are hallmarks
of work. He usually works in maple for its ease of turning, as well
as it’s porous nature to accept water-based pigment or dyes
in vibrant yellow, red or green. Thin coats of color and varnish
allow the grain of the wood to show through. Another technique that
Ichinose uses involves incising the wood with a knife to make intricate
patterns of circles or lines on the surfaces of his works.
Exhibitions are supported by First Hawaiian Bank and ResortQuest
Hawaii, formerly Aston Hotels and Resorts
