Kevin Felderhoff
Bringing the Beauty of the Outdoors In!
Biography
Kevin Leon Felderhoff
Artist
Specializing in American Handcrafted Heirloom Reclaimed Furniture & Wood Turned Art
Kevin Felderhoff was born and raised in Muenster, Texas and earned a BS of Industrial Technology with an emphasis in Construction Management from Texas State University in San Marcos Texas. He has lived in Birmingham, Alabama; Gainesville, Texas, and currently lives in Brevard, North Carolina turning and designing furniture for a hobby. Kevin’s love for building things and working with wood began in his high school years. He was fortunate to have an awesome shop teacher who taught him great wood working techniques. Furniture design began in high school where he built two roll top desks and has continued with reclaimed barnwood and reclaimed mesquite. While in Alabama, a colleague introduced him to woodturning and Kevin quickly became involved with the Alabama Woodturners and in fact was elected President in 2009. He began turning on a Rikon Mini Lathe in 2007 and currently is turning on a Powermatic 3520B. Living in the mountains of North Carolina, Kevin had the opportunity to participate in numerous exhibitions and demonstrations. Fallen wood was prevalent and provided opportunities to challenge and grow his analytical and artistic mind. It was satisfying to Kevin to rescue a gnarly piece of wood and transform it to an exquisite piece of unique art. Turning for Kevin is stimulating and mentally challenging to analyze the rescued wood and calculate the best angle to mount the wood on the lathe.
Articles:
A Commemorative Urn For a Special Friend - AAW Journal December 2018 Issue
A BARK-EDGED
FLYING-WING VASE - AAW Journal August 2017 issue
North
Texas Farm & Ranch – May/June 2013
Press:
Kevin Felderhoff Exhibits at Blue Moon Gallery The Laurel of Ashville - Jan 2021
The Second Rodeo Bold Life - Feb 2021
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Galleries:
Davis and Blevins Gallery –
Saint Jo, Texas
Firefly Craft Galley - Flat Rock, NC
Blue Moon Art Gallery - Brevard, NC
Tryon Painters and Sculptors - Tryon, NC
Woodturning Video of Cowboy Hat with over 1,600,000 hits
Woodturning a Mesquite Crotch Into a Flying Winged Vase
Wood Cowboy Hats - Snapshot of the process
Demonstrations:
2021
Golden Triangle Woodturners - Hollowing a Vase with a Camera
2020
Carolina Mountain Woodturners - Hollowing a Vase with a Camera
2019
North Carolina Woodturners - Mesquite Crotch Into a Flying Winged Vase
2018
Carolina Mountain
Woodturners - Mesquite
Crotch Into a Flying Winged Vase & Making a Wood Stem Wine Glass
2016
Woodcraft of Greenville, SC - 11/4 & 11/5 Open House woodturning a Mini Cowboy Hat
Alabama Woodturners- May Woodturning a Mesquite Crotch Into a
Flying Winged Vase
Woodturners of North Texas - April Woodturning Mini Cowboy Hat
2015
SWAT- Woodturning a Mesquite Crotch Into a Flying Winged Vase
Golden Triangle Woodturners - Mesquite Crotch Into a Flying Winged Vase
Dallas Area Woodturners - Woodturning Mini Cowboy
Hat
2014
Golden Triangle Woodturners - Woodturning Mini Cowboy Hat
Memberships:
Current: Carolina Mountain Woodturners, American Association of Woodturners, Golden Triangle Woodturners Association in Denton Texas and Transylvania North Carolina Community Arts Council
Past: Alabama Woodturners Association
Leadership:
Carolina Mountain Woodturners – Board & Camera & Film production
Alabama Woodturners Association – Past President 2009
Carolina Mountain Woodturners – Camera & Film production
Arrowmont School of Arts 2018 – Retreat Instructor
Number 7 Arts – Media Support
Instructor:
Arrowmont School of Arts 2019 - Carolina Mountain Woodturners Retreat
Arrowmont School of Arts 2018 - Carolina Mountain Woodturners Retreat
Wood Stem Wine Glass – 2017 Carolina Mountain
Woodturners
Wood Stem Wine Glass – 2016 Alabama Woodturners
Woodturning a Mini and Full Hat –2010, Brevard, North Carolina
Basics of Woodturning – 2010, Brevard, North Carolina
Exhibitions:
Holiday Tour of Homes Featuring Reclaimed Handcrafted Barnwood Furniture & Decor – December 2009 Brevard, North Carolina
Chair Show – October & November 2009 Flat Rock, North Carolina
Men of the Mountains – Woodturning and Reclaimed Furniture & Décor – Transylvania County Arts Council, August 2009 Brevard, North Carolina