Wooden Boat Festival Poster 2010

Theme: Tools, Tales & Tradewinds

Artist: Tony Grove

A black and white, pen and ink drawing reminiscent of a wood block print was created by British Columbia artist and shipwright, Tony Grove and selected for 2010 Wooden Boat Festival poster art.

A native of Vancouver, Tony is a self-taught artist, producing work for a variety of clients and illustrating a book for the United Nations. In 1992, Tony's love for art and wood, allowed him to combine his skills in the field of custom furniture design and building. Along side his business in 1995 he co-founded the "Lava group" a collaboration of some of the most creative furniture designer builders in BC, where they came together for an annual exhibition of new furniture designs. He and his family moved to Gabriola Island in 1999 where he became an instructor at the Silva Bay Shipyard School. In 2003 he became the schools head instructor, teaching traditional boatbuilding plus designing and teaching a course for Ship cabinetry/joinery.

Currently, Tony is back working for himself as a part time teacher, custom woodworker, boatbuilder and artist at his home shop tucked amongst the trees on Gabriola Island BC Canada.

"We've been looking for a wood block print and this year we had several excellent artistic submissions," said Kaci Cronkhite. "Tony's received the most First and Second choice votes from more than 160 people attending the public viewing of the art as part of the Jolly Ol Holiday Open House at the NWMC & WBF on Saturday. We're thrilled so many people got to participate this year and look forward to working with Tony to promote the festival on both sides of the border! Tony is our first Canadian artist chosen and as a regular Festival Faculty presenter, he is fairly well known around Port Townsend. There are strong regional aesthetic and business ties between BC and Northwest US artists, woodworkers and boatbuilders. Tony's a professional in all three categories and I look forward to working with him to highlight these overlapping skills."

Other artists receiving a high number of votes were Doreen Snyder, Jessica Rawlins, Kathleen Nye and Les Cox.

Visit the artist's website: http://www.tonygrove.com/

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