Artist: Daniel Mack Daniel Mack Rustic Furnishings, Inc., is a small design and production studio in Warwick, New York about 60 miles from New York City. Daniel Mack, the principal designer-maker, started doing this work in 1978. He works in three related areas: Dan works on major interior architectural projects using natural materials as columns, beams, stairways, railings and wall treatments. He works on exterior projects like pergolas, arbors, fencing and even a treehouse! He makes furniture. All work is commissioned, but there are always a dozen or so finished pieces on hand. Balancing the rustic construction work, Dan does research on the powers of natural materials. He is working on a series of Imaginal Furnishings: objects which resemble furniture and tools, but perform ambiguous and changing functions. He has been working for several years on a series, The Anima. These are carvings from bark he collects along the Hudson River. They are on a new website. He is also working on a series of Imaginal Tools based on the assumption that you first make the tool, then the task for which it is needed will appear. Dan's works in is many museum collections and is currently on display at the Smithsonian's National Design Museum in New York. Dan also teaches about working with natural materials at The Omega Institute Rhinebeck, NY, his own studio, the Woodlander Gatherings and various arts and craft centers. His 6th and 7th books came out in June '08. More at www.danielmack.com http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/daniel-mack.html www.woodlanders.com Orange County Arts Council  •  PO Box 525  •  Sugar Loaf, NY 10981  •  Email info@ocartscouncil.org  •  Tel 845.469.9168  •  Fax 845.469.3145