Stephen Hatcher
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b. 1953 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
American Association of Woodturners Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Kamm Teapot Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 Color of Wood, Habatat Gallery, Tysons Corner, VA
Flora & Fauna, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Out of the Box: The Art of Wood, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Teapots, American AAW Symposium, Hartford, CT
Temple Arts Festival, Nashville, TN
Against the Grain, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 Restful Places- Cremations Urns and Memorial Objects, AAW Gallery of Wood Art,
St. Paul, MN
Spirit of the Southwest, AAW Symposium, Albuquerque, NM
Turning to the Future, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008-09 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-09 Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2008 Turned for Use II, AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
The Sphere, AAW Symposium, Richmond, VA; AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
Over the Edge: Woodturning Into Sculpture, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho,
Moscow, ID
2007-08 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-08 Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007-08 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-08 Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
2007 Turning Green, Touring
Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland OR
AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
Seventh Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
reTURN to the Land of Oz, World Forestry Center Museum, Portland, OR
2006 ZEN, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
Woodturning on the Edge, Artist Invitational, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Visions IX, International Juried Exhibition, Basilica Foundation, Covington, KY
15th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
reTURN to the Land of Oz, American Association of Woodturners, Portland, OR
Art Beneath the Bark - A Celebration of Woodturning, Lake Oswego, OR
Exhibit of Northwest Contemporary Woodturning, Olympia, WA
2004 Nature’s Turn, The Real Mother Goose Gallery, Portland, OR
The Art of Stephen Hatcher, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
From Sea to Odyssey, American Association of Woodturners, Orlando FL and St. Paul,
MN, International touring
All About Art Invitational, Seattle, WA
2003 Art for Life Invitational, Portland, OR
14th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007 “Innovative Artists”, SouthWest Art Magazine, December
2005 “Spring Arrives”, Cover Photo, Art Calendar, November
"Introducing Techniques & Projects V", American Woodturner, 2 articles
Dresdner, Michael “Everybody Must Get Stoned! –Bob Dylan”, Woodworker's Journal
Ezine, May
“Platter Gallery”, American Woodturner, spring
“Creating Imagery with Stone Inlay”, Woodturning Design, spring
2004 “Stephen Hatcher– Nature’s Wood and Stone Artist”, Woodturning Design, winter
500 Wooden Bowls, Lark Publications, p 153,337
400 Wooden Boxes, Lark Publications, p 114-115
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Stephen Hatcher showed an early aptitude for realistic drawing at a very early age. Upon finishing high school he was earning an income painting murals in homes. Though art has held a lifetime interest for Stephen, several years at the University of Washington lead to degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. During his 20-year career as an electronics entrepreneur, Stephen developed numerous cutting-edge devices for the wireless communications industry. Retiring from this field in 2000, Stephen developed his interests in wood turning and stone carving. Merging these techniques led to his unique style of artwork.
ARTIST”S STATEMENT
For several decades I was an avid mountaineer in the Pacific Northwest. Passing through gnarled trees on an approach, finding holds in crystalline rock, and keeping an eye on the constantly changing weather were awe-inspiring experiences. In 1998, seeking relief from the pressures of my career as an electronics entrepreneur, I first tried woodturning and stone carving. These disparate materials were soon merged as I developed techniques to create imagery from the mountaineering experiences in woodturned objects by inlaying mineral crystals. An interest in Japanese art and Buddhist poetry influenced the designs as my technical mastery developed. I strive to conceive and create pieces that reach out and connect with others - works that stir the viewer’s memory and retrieve a moment in time. I have been told these works possess a soul of their own.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
American Association of Woodturners Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Kamm Teapot Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 Color of Wood, Habatat Gallery, Tysons Corner, VA
Flora & Fauna, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Out of the Box: The Art of Wood, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Teapots, American AAW Symposium, Hartford, CT
Temple Arts Festival, Nashville, TN
Against the Grain, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 Restful Places- Cremations Urns and Memorial Objects, AAW Gallery of Wood Art,
St. Paul, MN
Spirit of the Southwest, AAW Symposium, Albuquerque, NM
Turning to the Future, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008-09 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-09 Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2008 Turned for Use II, AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
The Sphere, AAW Symposium, Richmond, VA; AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
Over the Edge: Woodturning Into Sculpture, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho,
Moscow, ID
2007-08 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-08 Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007-08 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006-08 Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
2007 Turning Green, Touring
Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland OR
AAW Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN
Seventh Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
reTURN to the Land of Oz, World Forestry Center Museum, Portland, OR
2006 ZEN, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
Woodturning on the Edge, Artist Invitational, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Visions IX, International Juried Exhibition, Basilica Foundation, Covington, KY
15th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
reTURN to the Land of Oz, American Association of Woodturners, Portland, OR
Art Beneath the Bark - A Celebration of Woodturning, Lake Oswego, OR
Exhibit of Northwest Contemporary Woodturning, Olympia, WA
2004 Nature’s Turn, The Real Mother Goose Gallery, Portland, OR
The Art of Stephen Hatcher, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
From Sea to Odyssey, American Association of Woodturners, Orlando FL and St. Paul,
MN, International touring
All About Art Invitational, Seattle, WA
2003 Art for Life Invitational, Portland, OR
14th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007 “Innovative Artists”, SouthWest Art Magazine, December
2005 “Spring Arrives”, Cover Photo, Art Calendar, November
"Introducing Techniques & Projects V", American Woodturner, 2 articles
Dresdner, Michael “Everybody Must Get Stoned! –Bob Dylan”, Woodworker's Journal
Ezine, May
“Platter Gallery”, American Woodturner, spring
“Creating Imagery with Stone Inlay”, Woodturning Design, spring
2004 “Stephen Hatcher– Nature’s Wood and Stone Artist”, Woodturning Design, winter
500 Wooden Bowls, Lark Publications, p 153,337
400 Wooden Boxes, Lark Publications, p 114-115
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Stephen Hatcher showed an early aptitude for realistic drawing at a very early age. Upon finishing high school he was earning an income painting murals in homes. Though art has held a lifetime interest for Stephen, several years at the University of Washington lead to degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. During his 20-year career as an electronics entrepreneur, Stephen developed numerous cutting-edge devices for the wireless communications industry. Retiring from this field in 2000, Stephen developed his interests in wood turning and stone carving. Merging these techniques led to his unique style of artwork.
ARTIST”S STATEMENT
For several decades I was an avid mountaineer in the Pacific Northwest. Passing through gnarled trees on an approach, finding holds in crystalline rock, and keeping an eye on the constantly changing weather were awe-inspiring experiences. In 1998, seeking relief from the pressures of my career as an electronics entrepreneur, I first tried woodturning and stone carving. These disparate materials were soon merged as I developed techniques to create imagery from the mountaineering experiences in woodturned objects by inlaying mineral crystals. An interest in Japanese art and Buddhist poetry influenced the designs as my technical mastery developed. I strive to conceive and create pieces that reach out and connect with others - works that stir the viewer’s memory and retrieve a moment in time. I have been told these works possess a soul of their own.