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MICHAEL R. COSTERISAN

17 CONE HILL ROAD

WEST STOCKBRIDGE, MA 01266

413-232-7937

EDUCATION

1970             B.A., Psychology, University of Wisconsin

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

1974             Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA

GALLERY AND CRAFT EXHIBITIONS

1971-73       Participated in juried and non-juried fine crafts exhibitions

                        throughout mid-Atlantic region

1973            ACC Crafts Show, Bennington, VT

1974-81       Pieces purchased outright and sold at The Store, Gallery of

                      Fine Furniture and Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA

2001-03       Fair Haven Woodworks, New Haven, CT

2001-03       Berkshire Woodworkers Guild Annual Exhibition, Stockbridge, 

                        MA

PUBLICATIONS

1999           Fine Homebuilding, Kitchens and Baths, first annual issue

TEACHING

1975          Two self-promoted weeklong, hands-on woodworking seminars

1985-87     Three series of adult education woodworking classes

MEMBERSHIPS

1998-present    Treasurer, Berkshire Woodworkers Guild

SALES

     Sale of my woodwork has been constant for the past 33 years and has been my only livelihood for that period of time.

SCOPE OF WOODWORKING PROJECTS

RESTORATION PROJECTS:  Full restoration of two rooms at Ventfort Hall Museum of the Gilded Age, Lenox, MA involving remaking and repair of turn-of-the-century, highly detailed, carved columns, ceilings, wainscoting, stair railings and fireplaces.                                 1999-2000

LARGE-SCALE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS:  Four architectural woodwork projects designing, building and installing cabinets, doors, wall-units and details for large, architect-designed private homes.            1983-96                                             

Designed, built and installed Victorian style mahagony library, including bookcases, veneered cabinets, dentil and crown moldings, octagonal carved ceiling, and wainscoting.                                             2003

FINE FURNITURE:   Produced hundreds of self-designed pieces of fine furniture, such as tables, desks, bedroom sets and rocking chairs. Most pieces were commissioned by clients and many would be considered one-of-a-kind interpretations of Art Nouveau, Art Deco or Shaker style.

CABINETWORK:   Designed, built and installed all types of cabinetwork, including kitchens, wall and entertainment units, bookcases, library/studies and walk-in closets.

SMALL-SCALE ARCHITECTURAL WORK:  Designed and installed doors, staircases, spiral staircases, archways and columns, decorative wood ceilings and details for architects, interior designers and private clients.