Norman Pirollo discovered a passion for working with wood at
an early age.
Having pursued a career
in the IT industry for
numerous years after studying Computer Science, he has since returned
to
his passion of creating art and studio furniture from wood. Norman derives
peaceful
satisfaction
from handwork and
now fulfills his quest of creating unique studio furniture and wood art. As
a
designer and
wood artist, Norman brings to you over sixteen years of expertise. He
has acquired
cabinetmaking certification
and received instruction from renown, contemporary artisans. He is
self-taught in the decorative arts.
Norman also provides instruction through
WoodSkills
,
which
he developed to make available the knowledge and expertise he has acquired over
the years.
Through the admiration
for his art and possessing the necessary virtues such as patience and
attention to detail,
Norman's goal is to create
striking studio furniture, sculptural and wood art.
Working primarily by himself and without distractions,
Norman focuses on the work at hand.
Dedicating himself to one piece at a time,
he devotes his full complement of skills to this piece.
Although
some machine work is necessary in the preparation of wood for
his furniture, sculpture
and wood art, a large component of
Norman's handcrafting is performed with hand tools.
Studio furniture and fine art furniture take you far
beyond the bounds of mass production
Norman prides himself on wood selection, selecting
the highest quality and most dramatically
figured woods as components of
his designs.
Wood preparation and finishing are a large part of
his work and
therefore he devotes considerable time to these
stages. His work
has been featured
in books such as "Studio Furniture: Today's Leading
Woodworkers",
"Wood Art Today 2", the
recently released "500 Cabinets"
as well as various international magazines. Norman currently
resides and operates his studio in a country setting
in Ottawa,Ontario.
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© 2012 Norman Pirollo
Ottawa Ontario ON K0A 2P0 CANADA
Phone: (613) 821-5160 E-mail:
studio@normanpirollo.com