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Steven Stairs

biography

Born in Charlettetown, P.E.I. in 1962.  Steven is a self taught furniture maker / artist.  He apprenticed with Michael Fortune in Toronto Ontario during the mid-1980's.  Then he pursued private commissions working out of his own studio until 1990.  Co-Owner of Coco Loco Inc. a small craft/bedding business, started in St. John's Newfoundland in 1991, moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia in 1996.  Steven began working as a finish carpenter in the early 2000's and has worked on numerous house projects.  Recently Steven has been exploring the world of sculpting.

where to see or read more

shows: no exhibits or gallery representation at the moment.

web:  www.stevenstairs.com to see more of steven's work visit his website
            Steven has an artist page in the Greater Victoria Artist Directory, have a look.

contact the artist

email: sgstairs@yahoo.ca

artist statement


For years, I designed and made custom residential furniture, pieces that involved hundreds of hours of skilled, detailed work.
     Sculpting is so much more fun! There's something about the rhythm of the mallet and gouge, the smell of fresh cut wood, that is immensely rewarding.
     I find the most inspiration in nature, water eroded rocks, the shape of bones and shells, pretty much anything that washes up on the beach.
    Making sculpture satisfies my need to create…

Steven Stairs, Sculptor


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