Wednesday, February 10, 2010

A City Inspires; A Chair is Born

Inspiration comes in many forms, and New York seems to have a surplus. I guess that's why I find myself in Brooklyn fresh from balmy Austin, Texas, starting my blog in the middle of a blizzard.

Publicly documenting my first project in the city serves a handful of purposes. It forces me to think thoroughly about each step and record it for future reference. Even though formulating my aesthetic into words isn't easy (as I'm a very visual person), I hope that this blog also elicits feedback from the creative public.

My first project's working title is the Heavy Chair. As the name implies it's substantial. I've worked on the piece for several months, so I'll be posting drawings, photos and descriptions in several entries. You'll witness the birth of an idea and follow it to conception.

Raw ideas floating in my head eventually find their way to a sketchbook that I carry with me constantly. I keep the books for about a year before they are full,and the following conceptual thumbnails for the chair are from one of these journals.

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Kenon Perry is an artist first and a carpenter second. He believes if a piece isn't thoughtfully designed, lines to limbs, then no one will notice whether its assembled with a tongue-and-groove joint or a dove tail, whether the wood is wenge or ipé. Perry was born in east Texas with a God-given ability to build things, spending the bulk of his Waco boyhood drawing, fabricating, or thinking about drawing or fabricating. He then honed these raw talents at the prestigious University of North Texas art school, studying sculpture, graphic design, and history. Perry has since moved to Brooklyn NY. I love what I do and sometimes it even loves me back. Icon custom furniture crafts heirloom-quality furniture and cabinets for clients who recognize fine materials and superb construction practices. Our company was founded and is run by an artist and that is evident in our work, both the creative process and the end result. If you can't build it, we will. If you can't dream it, we can do that, too.