HEATHER ZUSMAN

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 WHICH 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

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

CONTACT

949.677.3048

ORANGE COUNTY, CA