A wood stove burns in Michael Gibson’s studio, taking the edge off the cold, windy day outside as the beginning riff of “Jack and Diane” floats through the space. It smells like green wood and the ground is covered in wood shavings and sawdust.
All around the studio, shelves are packed tight with pieces of wood, rough-turned pieces that are drying and works in progress. Gibson’s whole life has been about woodworking, from making sailboats in England, his home country, to creating extremely detailed pieces of wooden art.
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