Beth Grayer

Garry Oak Dining Chair, 2018

Garry Oak

This dining chair would be at home in a Garry oak meadow. It expresses the gentle tension of the Garry oak tree: the curved seat grounds the body, while the back rail offers support and lift. Brass inlay absorbs and reflects changing light and the woven seat mimics the texture of the bark. The chair is made from a local windfallen Garry oak tree milled by the Vancouver Island Woodworkers’ Guild. Beth dried the wood in her backyard for three years.

She would like to acknowledge with respect the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples on whose traditional territory we live and who have cultivated the Garry oak ecosystems we enjoy.