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In addition to painting and photographing, Dennis Papa crafts custom furniture and wood carvings from his Virginia workshop. His wood work includes depictions of game fish and birds that are hand-carved and painted as free standing sculpture or integrated into his handmade furniture. Furniture designs consider not only the piece’s end use, but also how its lines and surfaces will merge and cast shadows to enhance the appearance and proportion. Wood is often salvaged or selected from domestic sources of eastern yellow pine, chestnut, cherry, poplar, aspen and maple. Furniture pieces can be composed of a mix of woods and often contain live edges, burls and imperfections, all elements that evoke the natural beauty and diversity of a hardwood forest. Dennis employs a three-step process of hand sanding, planing and scraping to reveal the full depth and grain of the wood. Pieces are finished with hand-rubbed layers of stains, Danish oil and protective coatings.
Please contact Dennis for more information and for custom designs and commissions.
















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Custom desk made from antique 6-panel door
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