Ric has a background and a degree in art, and has been winning local and national awards in various art media throughout his adult life.
Ric currently focuses on wood as his media of choice and has been woodturning since 1999. He is a member of several local and national artistic woodworking organizations, and participates in juried exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. He enjoys opening up a piece of wood and revealing a surface that has never been seen by anyone, sometimes plain and sometimes beautiful.
Always trying to see the potential in each piece of wood, some of his most interesting pieces have been made from wood that has been discarded by other turners as unusable.
Examples of his work are in private collections throughout the United States, Europe and across the Pacific.
Some recent exhibitions and awards include the following:
The Nische Award
“Master Woodworking Artist of the Year 2020”, Forest Heritage Center, Award winner
“Vessels” National Exhibition, Susquehana Art Museum
“Turning Point: Wood Turning’s Evolution from Ancient Craft to Fine Art”, Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
“Yellowstone 52 Art Auction and Gala”, Yellowstone Art Museum
“Tiny but Mighty II” National Exhibition, d’Arts Center, Norfolk
“Favorite Things” National Exhibition, Sebastobol Center for the Arts
“Monochrome” International Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh
“Turned and Sculpted Wood 2022” International Exhibition, Wood Symphony Gallery, Los Angeles
“Creativity in Captivity: Responses to Covid 19”, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Award winner
“Artistry in Wood 2023” National Exhibition, Museums of Sonoma Best Turning Award
“2022 Design in Wood Exhibition” National Exhibition, Del Mar, California Award winner
“Small Treasures 2023” International Exhibition, Wood Symphony Gallery, Los Angeles
