Richard Barkman - Various Timber Monogram Pens (rba001)

Deluxe timber pens in a variety of colours by Richard Barkman.

DIMENSIONS: approx. 13.5cm in length

INK: Black

Please take into consideration variations in colour of timber as they are a handcrafted item. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Richard was born in the Canadian city of Steinbach in the province of Manitoba, where he lived with his two siblings. After finishing high school, Richard completed a degree in architecture and remained working in Canada as an architect before moving to Australia in 1968. In addition to architecture, Richard’s recreational interest in creation and design extended to pottery, having a pottery studio at home and teaching pottery for several years at Perth Technical College.  On retirement, a lifelong interest and appreciation of wood, along with his keen interest in design lead him to take up woodturning. Richard became of a member of the Woodturners Association of WA in 2001. 

Richard enjoys turning both functional and artistic pieces, and with his background in design, prefers a minimalistic aesthetic with clean lines and smooth flowing curves. This, along with his appreciation of Western Australian timbers, means his turned pieces usually have minimal embellishment and are finished in an oil (i.e., Livos) to highlight the natural beauty of the wood. Bowls in Jarrah, Sheoak and also Jacaranda are favourites, but he has turned most projects over the years and also enjoys turning nicely finished pens and colourful children’s spinning tops. Richard’s excellent technical skills in woodturning and his experienced design “eye” ensure the pieces he turns are pleasing visually (in relation to form and grain) and his attention to detail in the finish ensure they are also pleasing to the touch. 

This item is available at Mundaring Arts Centre.