Vicars Hodge at Sarnia Lawrence HOuse.  Show open now

My other passion, besides preaching and leading pilgrimage to the Holy Land -- is woodworking.  I enjoy revealing the beauty that is hiding in wood.  

Gallery Display at Lawrence House

Vicars' "Careful Craftsmanship in Wood" is displayed at Sarnia's Lawrence House.  They also have an online presence.  Lawrence House's gallery is a juried show of handcrafted items -- it is a particular privilege to be invited to add my art to the gallery.   Here is a sneak peak at some of the my work at Lawrence House -- some may have been sold. ​

A simple Black Cherry Bowl at Lawrence House

Walnut end-grain cutting boards. Last forever and are easy on knife edges.

Segmented Fruit Bowl on display at the Main Street Gallery in Bayfield

Some of my work on display at Mesa Regal's annual members show.

What drives my woodworking

Vicars Hodge is a woodworker with wide-ranging interests, including fine boxes, veneer work, bespoke furniture, woodturning, and mixed-media pieces incorporating deep-pour epoxy in turned objects and tabletops. Raised in British Columbia, he has lived and worked across Canada, drawing inspiration from the varied landscapes and natural beauty of the country.

His craftsmanship took a significant step forward during a three-month sabbatical from parish ministry at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. There, he studied with and was mentored by Brian Reid, Adrian Ferrazzutti, Tim Rousseau, and other accomplished makers.
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Vicars is inspired by the inherent beauty of wood and by the conviction that the artisan’s role is not to impose beauty upon the material, but to reveal the beauty already present within it. His work reflects both a love for careful craftsmanship and a desire to express the creativity that the Creator God has woven into all creatures and creation.

American Black Walnut

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At last --I've waited 5 years to get into this locally harvested Black Walnut.  3 large trees that were a nuisance to my neighbours I had cut down and hauled to a local mill.  Now it is 2000 Board Feet of live-edge slabs and select lumber!  This will be a creative fall and winter.  In the next few years my lumber pile will become:  Furniture, End Grain Cutting Boards, Live-Edge River Tables, Charcuterie Boards, and Segmented Bowls.  

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Once in a while we all make mistakes.  Sometimes they prompt us to creative moments.  In a moment of inattention I went through the bottom of this segmented bowl creating a lovely funnel.  I walked away from it in frustration.  The next day I created this turquoise and segmented bow.  It required some creative additions:  a new solid maple bottom, filling the funnel cavity with turquoise chips and epoxy resin and returning the outside.  Rather a nice end for a frustrating moment at the lathe.

Live Edge Coffee-table.  Thick live-edge Walnut slab with epoxy inlay.  The legs are hand crafted black walnut with hand cut through mortise and tenon construction.   Locally harvested wood.

Last August -- a street show at Lawrence House, Sarnia

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Segmented Bowl - 13" at Rim.  This one is already sold.  Another same dimensions and wood selections will be on sale at Lawrence House November 1.  Black Walnut, Ambrosia Maple, and Sugar Maple. 

I made this cherry bowl last winter in Arizona from a Cherry burl.   Live Edge with voids filled with Arizona turquoise.  On display at Lawrence House.

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Quilted Sugar Maple and Epoxy Resin make a beautiful combination on this charcuterie board.

I made this Hope Chest for my daughter, Erin.  Cherry -- also including Aromatic Cedar, Birdseye Maple breadboards & Brass fittings.  All dovetail construction.  With three secret compartments.

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