Peter Hackett | Featured Artist

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Peter Hackett, “Thin Walled Vessels,” no date

hand turned Garry Oak, assorted sizes (courtesy of the gallery)

We are delighted to welcome Vancouver Island woodturner, Peter Hackett, whose sculptural forms echo the strength of the island trees from which they are made.

The wood for this new collection comes from a 250-year-old Garry Oak tree from Davie Street, not far from The Avenue Gallery. The owner wanted the spirit of the tree to be preserved by a local artist.

“Although heavy, I was able to get a couple of sections from low down in the trunk and quarter saw them to make the vessels. I turned the wood very thin while wet, and as the wood dried it created these beautifully organic oval forms from the perfectly round turnings. Once it dried it revealed a wonderful tactile surface with the growth rings and medullary rays each becoming quite apparent.  The larger pieces are quite unique, and I know nothing like them in the world of woodturning.” – Peter Hackett