Bio

Moe is an avid woodworker with over 40 years of experience. With a history of building custom cabinetry and furniture, he has transitioned to more innovative techniques in creating wood sculptures. Moe specializes in gluing up locally sourced hardwoods, using no mechanical fasteners. Some of his pieces have contained nearly two hundred linear feet of precision glue joints. From there, he creates sculptures that work with these beautiful hardwoods' natural colors and outstanding textures.

Artist's Statement

I want the viewer of my work to light up at the natural beauty of wood. They should be drawn to touch and question it, to find awe in the color, grain, and texture unique to every piece.

Living at the foothills of the Adirondacks, I am surrounded by some of the best hardwoods anywhere. Most of the wood I use comes from trees that have reached the end of their natural lives. The story each tree has to tell unfolds as it is sawn, dried, and transformed into another form of art. It is an act of respect when I make a piece that allows a tree to live on.

I am drawn to creating pieces that are both beautiful and technically challenging. To envision a new technique and work many iterations of it, to troubleshoot failures until they become successes, is where the great satisfaction comes from.

Exhibitions

2024, “Close to Home,” Upstate Art Collective, The Otherside Gallery, Utica, NY (August 8 - 31)

2024, “Nature’s Artistry: Wood Sculptures and Paintings,” Kirkland Town Library, Clinton, NY, (July)

2023, “The Art of Craft,” View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY (Dec. 8, 2023 - Mar. 23, 2024)

2023, “Within Reach,” Upstate Art Collective, Utica, NY (Nov. 20 - Dec. 5, 2023)

2023, 2024, MUNSON Sidewalk Art Show, Utica, NY (July)

2023, “Curves,” International Juried Exhibit, Online

2022, 2023, 2024, “Central Adirondack Show,” View Arts Center Old Forge, NY (April)

Awards

2024, Juror’s Choice Award: Sculpture, MUNSON Sidewalk Art Show

2024, 2nd Place/Masters Division Awards: Forest Cathedral ll, View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY

2023, Top ten, Curves International Juried Exhibit

2022, 1st Place 3D/Sculpture: Whispers I, View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY