Mark Sfirri: The Flower Show
December 14, 2024—May 4, 2025
James A. Michener Art Museum
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
www.michenerartmuseum.org
Bucks County artist and woodworker Mark Sfirri’s first solo exhibition at the Michener Art Museum displays an all-new springtime series resulting from a two-year obsession with turned wood flowers. The concept for this garden of dynamic botanical creations emerged when the artist learned that his son’s wedding venue, the Museum for Art in Wood in Philadelphia, did not allow cut flowers at events to protect its collection from potential bugs, pests, and pollen. Sfirri decided to make the wedding flowers himself, creating a bouquet for the bride and a boutonniere for the groom. The preoccupation continued for years as he incorporated different exotic woods, painted elements, and produced more elaborate compositions.
[Image: Mark Sfirri, Neuf Fleurs, 2023. Holly, pink ivory, boxwood, Pau Amarillo, poplar, and paint. 9 ¾ x 8 x 6 inches. Courtesy of the artist.]
