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Artist, Furniture Maker Paul Troyano is a local woodworking artist
who has been making furniture for over 20 years.
Paul's
furniture has a naturalistic style. He uses native woods such as
pecan, cypress, cedar and mulberry because they contain a wide range of
beauty andworkability. They are also valuable resources which are important to be utilized.
Paul's
"Tree Tables" feature table tops suspended by legs shaped, sculpted
and bent to imitate movement found in nature. Whether turning bowls or
creating furniture, he prefers to use wood from local trees that have
been taken down, or from certified forests, which replant with the
ecosystem in mind.
Paul
is a member of The Furniture Society, the American Association of
Woodturners, American Craft Council ,Louisiana Crafts Guild and Green
America.
Paul's "Tree Tables" were featured in a 2001 article by Lee Cutrone in the Gambit Weekly.Paul's
work has been on display at local festivals, markets and galleries
including the Arts Market at Palmer Park, Harrison Marketplace,
Gentilly Fest, Holiday Home Tour and Ariodante Contemporary Craft
Gallery.