TV35- Big Dry Flower Vase (Franz Keilhofer GERMANY)

TV35 (poster selected work)

Woodturner : FRANZ KEIHOFER (Germany)

Size in cm: 6,5x32

Wood: Elm

One of Franz's signature works. He does not cut down trees to create his works, but instead uses trees that have been obtained due to the risk of them falling. The shapes that have been created using his high-level woodturning techniques using live wood are truly impressive.

The tree rings and layered colors, depressions and cavities, and the scenery that shows the tree's history are left as they are. The creation process begins by looking at each characteristic and imagining how to preserve it in a form. His wish is for people to feel nature in their daily lives.

-About the work

It is made as an object and a flower vase for dried flowers.
Enjoy watching the changes in appearance and time that occur with branches and plants that can be dried while they are left in a vase.

-STORY

Born in 1987 on a farm in Bischofswiesen, a small town in the heart of the Bavarian Alps, I grew up in a picturesque landscape of lush green meadows surrounded by forests and mountains. Having lived on the same land as my family for generations, I felt a deep connection to the nature around me from an early age.
After graduating from secondary school, I did an apprenticeship as a precision mechanic on a ship, completing my qualification as a craftsman. I then went straight back to school to get my A-levels and started studying Engineering Science at university. I dropped out in my second term due to mental health issues.

While I was recovering, I started woodworking as a hobby. With no experience, I spent the last of my savings to buy a lathe and tools. Within hours, I knew this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was too exhausted to climb the stairs to my apartment, but I was fine sitting at the lathe all day.

Two years later, in December 2010, I officially started working as a self-employed woodturner. I am completely self-taught and have no formal training.
I'm a passionate photographer, nature lover and music lover, and woodturning is the last thing I think about at night and the first thing I think about in the morning.

Born in 1987 on a farm in Bischofswiesen, a small town in the middle of the Bavarian
Alps, I grew up in a picturesque landscape of lush green meadows surrounded by forests
and mountains. Living on the same land as countless generations of my family before
me, I felt a deep connection to the surrounding nature from an early age.
After graduating from secondary school, I started an apprentice ship as a precision
mechanic, which I completed with a journeyman's certificate. Immediately afterwards,
I went back to school to get my A-levels and started studying “Science of Engineering”
at university.
During my second semester, I had to drop out because of mental illness. During therapy,
I started turning wood as a hobby. Without any experience, I de cided to spend my last savings on a wood-turning lathe and some tools. Within a few hours, I realized that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I couldn't climb the stairs to my flat without feeling exhausted but I could easily spend all day in f ront of the lathe.
Two years later, in December 2010 I officially started my business as a self-employed woodturner. I'm completely self-taught and have never had any form of formal training.
I'm a passionate photographer, nature lover, and music enthusiast with a weird hyper-focus on random special interests, but most of all, I'm a craft sman. Turning is the last thing I think about in the evening and the first thing I think about in the morning.

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Wood Craft Exhibition
"The Music of Silence"
October 19th - October 27th, 2024

Artist in the gallery 10/19 sat, 10/20 sun
Venue: Atelier Little @little07tokyo
(13 minutes walk from Kichijoji Station
Search for "Little Handicraft Atelier" on Google Maps.)