106 - "New Life" Console Table, John Polly, Value: $750

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Title: "New Life" Console Table

Artist: John Polly

Media: Salvaged Walnut, Pine, Poplar Wood

Dimensions: 30" h x 45" l x 14" w

Value: $750

Arrowmont Craft and Culture Fellow, John Polly, specializes in revealing inner beauty in raw wood. He also revives old wood pieces, transforming them by hand into new creations. The table was crafted with hand tools with acute attention to detail. It is finished in food- and beverage-safe polyurethane. This extraordinary console table will last for generations.

John Polly specializes in revealing inner beauty in raw wood. He operates his studio in Jacksboro, Tennessee. He revives old wood, transforming them by hand into new creations, and uses traditional hand-tools to shape and finish his pieces. Most of Polly’s works are created from fallen, damaged or discarded trees. He collects, saws into lumber, dries and processes the wood for current and future works including tables, serving utensils, cabinetry, and other fine wood pieces. John Polly was an Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellow at Arrowont in 2020, and is an instructor in Arrowmont’s Legacy and ArtReach on the Road programs.

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