Commissions
Meshlites . 2006
The first Meshlites (1998) were balls of wire mesh creating amorphous shadows shaped & controled by crumpling the mesh. There were balls of lit wire mesh bouncing around my rooms.
Later they morphed into carefully folded wire-cloth, which controls the shape & direction of light & shadow. This set of linear coils, commissioned in 2006, is constructed of heavy wire mesh stabilized with nuts & bolts. I used "skins" of cherry, maple and oak veneer to diffuse light. The veneer gives off a nice warm glow.
Furniture Portraits
2005 . Deemer Collection
2006 . Smithfield Plantation Collection
2006 . Twentieth Century Modern
2007 . Sutphin Collection
Press Release
The Montgomery County Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA Preservation Virginia) announces MEET THE ARTISTS, a reception featuring the work of Derek Parks and Trev Smith. The reception will be held at Historic Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, Sunday, August 13th 2006, from 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Conceptualist Derek Parks has produced a group of portraits of Historic Smithfield Plantations furniture collection. These works, executed in watercolor pencil on paper, heavily layered with acrylic and latex , are the fifth cycle of Furniture Portraits Parks has produced of various public and private collections. Derek founded PARKSWORKS Artworks in 1997 as a paradigmatic exhibition opportunity for emerging artists, producing two major collections per year.
Craftsman Trev Smith turns bowls using a bowl lathe to create the basic shape and a bowl gouge to hollow the inside of the bowl. Smith sands, engraves, and oils the bowls to complete the process. In addition to creating bowls from a variety of different wood types, Smith has made bowls from a sycamore tree that was once part of Smithfield Plantation. Smith has been turning since 2000
Bowls by Trev Smith and drawings by Derek Parks may be purchased at Smithfield Plantation’s Museum Store. Please join the artists on Sunday for refreshments on the porch at Smithfield Plantation. The house will be open for tours highlighting the furniture represented in Parks’ work, as well as some interesting wooden items, from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday. Tours start every half hour, with the last tour available at 4:30pm.
The Meet the Artists reception is free and open to the public. House tours are $5 for adults, $3 for students from 13 years of age to college, and $2 for children ages 5 – 12. Proceeds from this event support the operational budget and preservation of Historic Smithfield Plantation, located adjacent to Virginia Tech’s campus off Duck Pond Drive. Please call 540-231-3947 or visit our website at www.smithfieldplantation.org for more information.
Historic Smithfield Plantation is owned and operated by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA Preservation Virginia). The need to save Jamestown Island and other threatened historic properties was the reason APVA Preservation Virginia was founded in 1889. Today, APVA Preservation Virginia is the oldest statewide preservation organization in the United States. APVA Preservation Virginia owns or manages historic properties throughout Virginia, representing three centuries of Virginia and American history. For more information or to become a member, visit www.apva.org or contact their Membership Coordinator at 804-648-1889.
Inquiries: PARKSWORKS.Artworks@yahoo.com
The first Meshlites (1998) were balls of wire mesh creating amorphous shadows shaped & controled by crumpling the mesh. There were balls of lit wire mesh bouncing around my rooms.
Later they morphed into carefully folded wire-cloth, which controls the shape & direction of light & shadow. This set of linear coils, commissioned in 2006, is constructed of heavy wire mesh stabilized with nuts & bolts. I used "skins" of cherry, maple and oak veneer to diffuse light. The veneer gives off a nice warm glow.
Furniture Portraits
2005 . Deemer Collection
2006 . Smithfield Plantation Collection
2006 . Twentieth Century Modern
2007 . Sutphin Collection
Press Release
The Montgomery County Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA Preservation Virginia) announces MEET THE ARTISTS, a reception featuring the work of Derek Parks and Trev Smith. The reception will be held at Historic Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, Sunday, August 13th 2006, from 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Conceptualist Derek Parks has produced a group of portraits of Historic Smithfield Plantations furniture collection. These works, executed in watercolor pencil on paper, heavily layered with acrylic and latex , are the fifth cycle of Furniture Portraits Parks has produced of various public and private collections. Derek founded PARKSWORKS Artworks in 1997 as a paradigmatic exhibition opportunity for emerging artists, producing two major collections per year.
Craftsman Trev Smith turns bowls using a bowl lathe to create the basic shape and a bowl gouge to hollow the inside of the bowl. Smith sands, engraves, and oils the bowls to complete the process. In addition to creating bowls from a variety of different wood types, Smith has made bowls from a sycamore tree that was once part of Smithfield Plantation. Smith has been turning since 2000
Bowls by Trev Smith and drawings by Derek Parks may be purchased at Smithfield Plantation’s Museum Store. Please join the artists on Sunday for refreshments on the porch at Smithfield Plantation. The house will be open for tours highlighting the furniture represented in Parks’ work, as well as some interesting wooden items, from 1pm to 5pm on Sunday. Tours start every half hour, with the last tour available at 4:30pm.
The Meet the Artists reception is free and open to the public. House tours are $5 for adults, $3 for students from 13 years of age to college, and $2 for children ages 5 – 12. Proceeds from this event support the operational budget and preservation of Historic Smithfield Plantation, located adjacent to Virginia Tech’s campus off Duck Pond Drive. Please call 540-231-3947 or visit our website at www.smithfieldplantation.org for more information.
Historic Smithfield Plantation is owned and operated by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA Preservation Virginia). The need to save Jamestown Island and other threatened historic properties was the reason APVA Preservation Virginia was founded in 1889. Today, APVA Preservation Virginia is the oldest statewide preservation organization in the United States. APVA Preservation Virginia owns or manages historic properties throughout Virginia, representing three centuries of Virginia and American history. For more information or to become a member, visit www.apva.org or contact their Membership Coordinator at 804-648-1889.
Inquiries: PARKSWORKS.Artworks@yahoo.com
