Schedule of Guest Artist Appearances:

137 King Street, St. Augustine, FL.
904-825-4577, info@butterfieldgarage.com
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First Friday Gallery Walk Featured Exhibition Artist
Jim Rivers
Opening Reception Friday,
December 1st, 5-9pm
Artitst Talk 6 pm
Exhibition runs through December 31st
Gallery Hours11am - 9pm
"Chair"
Jim Rivers


"Table" by Jim Rivers

About the Artist
Butterfield Garage December Feature Artist is Jim Rivers, a “Wizard of Wood” with his handcrafted furniture and sculptures. An Artist Talk, First Friday December 1, at 6pm is an opportunity to experience the unbridled creativity of Jim and his often curious, always charming pieces of furniture.
Jim has been practicing woodcraft since he was a child, he began helping his woodcarver uncle search the woods for just the right piece of wood. Wood searching has been an important part of his life ever since. Over a lifetime, Jim has developed an eye for seeing potential in unusual pieces of wood. “Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to walk through the countryside and find a piece of the Almighty’s creation that I can take home, cut and polish, and turn into something that people will like.” His impressive wood collection includes cedar, sweet-gum, oak, and pine.
Lately Jim has been focusing on sculptures. “a lot of times I’ll bring a piece of wood home, and I know there is something in there, but I can’t quite see it.” He studies a piece of wood to work out what’s already in there. He often discovers mythical creatures and shapes the sculpture to bring out those elements.
What an untrained eye might see as an imperfection, Jim sees as an opportunity. It’s a wonder to watch him work. Crude logs are sawed, shaped, and sanded, coaxed by his touch and sense of the wood’s potential. Edges are not precise. Surprises are embraced. The final finished piece is a work of art, no two pieces are alike. Jim works in his wood shop every day and is continually collecting new wood and experimenting with new techniques. Butterfield has been graced with his mirrors, tables, and benches for years, and they have become enthusiastically collected. Butterfield Garage will be freshly stocked with new pieces, placed throughout the gallery during the month of March.
Jim slicing a cedar log into planks
Stop in and see what's new and don't forget to pick up a Shuttle Sticker for complimentary shuttle service to St. Augustine galleries between 6-9 pm on the night of the Gallery Walk.
BUTTERFIELD GARAGE
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is a leader in the presentation of traditional and contemporary visual arts and fine crafts.
As an artist-run gallery, we encourage the experience of direct accessibility and dialogue between artists, patrons and our
community within Northeast Florida.



