HEATHER ZUSMAN
SCULPTURE
PORTFOLIO
MATERIALS
HEATHER ZUSMAN USES THE HIGHEST QUALITY MATERIALS SOURCED FROM A SINGLE SUPPLIER. ALL OF THE PRODUCTS USED ARE HAND SELECTED. THE IMAGES BELOW AS WELL AS PHYSICAL SAMPLES SHOULD BE USED FOR REFERENCE ONLY. NATURAL MATERIALS AND HAND APPLIED FINISHES ARE SUBJECT TO VARIATION IN COLOR, PATTERN, AND TEXTURE.
DOMESTIC WOOD
ASH VENEER
WALNUT VENEER
OAK VENEER
EXOTIC WOOD
ROYAL EBONY VENEER
WENGE VENEER
PADAUK VENEER
RECOGNITION
ABOUT
HEATHER ZUSMAN IS A WOOD SCULPTOR AND ARTIST ORIGINALLY EDUCATED IN FINE FURNITURE MAKING. BORN AND RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, SHE SOUGHT TRAINING AT WATERS AND ACLAND FURNITURE SCHOOL IN STAVELEY, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND IN 2017.
INFLUENCED BY TRADITIONAL WOODWORKING PRACTICES AND DESIGN MOTIFS FOUND IN ART NOUVEAU AND THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT, ZUSMAN’S SCULPTURAL WORKS ARE SIMPLE IN FORM AND PURPOSEFUL IN DETAIL.
THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN FORM AND DISPLACED SHADOW IS A CRITICAL THEME FOUND IN ZUSMAN’S WORK. SINUOUS PATHS ARE LAMINATED FROM LAYERS OF VENEER THAT CREATE AN ORGANIC BALANCE, ALLOWING EACH PIECE TO APPEAR EFFORTLESS AND LIGHT.
TRAINING
STAVELEY, CUMBRIA, UK
WATERS & ACLAND FURNITURE SCHOOL
2017
TAKAMATSU, JAPAN
NAOKI IKUSHIMA FACTORY
2020
