Phil Campbell fund raising effort to begin Phase II

Written By Robin Wade

Almost three years ago the small town of Phil Campbell was devastated by the tornadoes.  A good bit of help, attention and support came early on.  But no where close to enough, and now it seems that we have all forgotten them completely.  Well, there's a group of folks that haven't quit.  Andrew Reed has been working tirelessly on a documentary that should be out soon.  He's been working with "Brooklyn" Phil Campbell as well as other Phil Campbells around the world.

This table, presently on display at the local Frank Lloyd Wright/Rosenbaum home gift shop, will be a part of the Kickstarter fund raising effort that should begin later this month, in advance of the documentary.

Inspired by Phil Campbells from all over the world journeying to help the tornado ravaged town of Phil Campbell, a local Alabamian decided to try to help the town in his own special way. As the owner of Robin Wade Furniture, Wade is an award-winning wood artist and master craftsman who works out of his specialty shop in Florence, Alabama.

Robin Wade
Robin Wade Furniture is a celebration of nature—a melding of a forward thinking commitment to the environment and a quiet, harmonious design aesthetic. From his "slow studio" in North Alabama, award-winning wood artist Robin Wade designs and crafts one-of-a-kind handmade furniture. Years before a piece is ready to enter a client's home or a gallery, the process begins—naturally—with the tree. Sustainably harvested, each specimen of hardwood is flitch sawn into natural-edge wood slabs, debarked by hand with a draw knife, and stacked to dry, usually for years, before the final cure in the kiln. From here, Wade and his team use both hand and power tools to bring Wade's vision to life, and then finish each piece with a hand-rubbed oil blend. Each organic furniture creation by Robin Wade Furniture balances the raw, natural beauty of environmentally, locally sourced hardwoods with minimally invasive, clean lines—a juxtaposition Wade calls both rustic and modern. “I haven’t yet found a better artist than nature,” he says.
robinwadefurniture.com
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