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Art Liestman, a part-time woodturner, lives in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
Over the past 5 years, he has switched his woodworking focus from making
experimental musical instruments to making turned wood objects. In
addition to making functional items and small decorative pieces, he is
pursuing more artistic work such as his series of puzzling illusion
vessels. Art was instrumental in founding the Greater Vancouver Woodturners Guild and is currently the first President of that organization. He has demonstrated for several AAW chapters and has written articles for Experimental Musical Instruments, More Woodturning, and American Woodturner. Extended biography |
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Humpty 7 3/4" x 4 3/4" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony Humpty is the first of the puzzling illusion series - a hollow vessel that appears to be a 3D jigsaw puzzle. The loose pieces add to the illusion but are not intended to fit into the holes. After thinking about making this piece for over a year, I finally got around to it. There are many variations of this concept which I intend to explore. |
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Come Together 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony Come Together represents a version of the puzzling illusion vessel in which the puzzle pieces are fusing together as the holes are filled. |
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In Pieces 8" x 4 1/2" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony A puzzling illusion vessel. Sold in a charity auction. |
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Mending 7 3/4" x 4 1/4" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony A puzzling illusion vessel with pieces fusing together. The sap wood in this piece is quite prominent. |
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Mostly 5" x 4 3/4" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony A short and squat puzzling illusion vessel with exceptional figure in the wood. This piece won the Peoples' Choice Award at the Woodturning Competition at the Ottawa Woodshow in 2001. |
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Some Assembly Required 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" - Big Leaf Maple and Ebony A puzzling illusion vessel. This one is a bit dark and brooding. In the private collection of Harvey Fein. |
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Group Picture of three of the above vessels |
