Norm Sartorius | |
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 Norm Sartorius in 2004 | |
| Born | February 14, 1947 Salisbury, Maryland |
| Education | Western Maryland College
(now McDaniel College) Westminster, MD |
| Occupation | Carver of fine wooden spoons |
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| Style | Sculptural, biomorphic |
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| Website | normsartorius.com |
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Norm Sartorius (born 1947) is an American woodworker who carves fine art spoons in many styles including natural, biomorphic, abstract, symbolic, ethnic, and ceremonial. His works are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and other public and private collections. He is a frequent participant in woodworking and craft shows in America, and won the Award of Excellence in Wood at the 2015 American Craft Council show in Baltimore[1] and the 2015 Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC.[2] Since 2008, he has co-directed a grant-funded research project on the life, work, and legacy of American woodworker Emil Milan.[3]
- ^ American Craft Council Craft Fair, Baltimore, 2015. http://www.americancraftmag.org/post/2015-baltimore-acc-show-awards-excellence . Accessed June 2, 2015.
- ^ Smithsonian Craft Show 2015. http://smithsoniancraftshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-29-15-awards5.jpg Accessed June 5, 2015.
- ^ Shaykett, J. (2011). Unearthing the Story of Emil Milan: A Research Project with Heart. American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN. craftcouncil.org/post/unearthing-story-emil-milan-research. Accessed May 29, 2015.