bud latven
EXHIBITED ARTIST
Bud Latven has influenced countless artists and craftspeople with his approach to wood turning, while following the path of a highly individual artist. He is an innovator, and the complexity of his constructed forms might lead one to think of him foremost as a talented technician. Yet it is the ideas behind the pieces and the constant experimentation leading to their creation that truly sets him apart.
Latven’s life with wood began when he moved to New Mexico in 1972 and took a job at a woodshop in Albuquerque making cabinets and furniture. Soon after, he began making his own furniture and within two years he had a fully equipped studio. For the next ten years he sold his furniture at galleries and craft shows across the Southwest.
Bud Latven
EXHIBITED ARTIST
Bud Latven has influenced countless artists and craftspeople with his approach to wood turning, while following the path of a highly individual artist. He is an innovator, and the complexity of his constructed forms might lead one to think of him foremost as a talented technician. Yet it is the ideas behind the pieces and the constant experimentation leading to their creation that truly sets him apart.
Latven’s life with wood began when he moved to New Mexico in 1972 and took a job at a woodshop in Albuquerque making cabinets and furniture. Soon after, he began making his own furniture and within two years he had a fully equipped studio. For the next ten years he sold his furniture at galleries and craft shows across the Southwest.
