![Counterpoise](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38234/enck-counterpoise-fs_fc1e2c4d96.jpg 1565w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38234/enck-counterpoise-fs_eb089b3ad2.jpg 725w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38234/enck-counterpoise-fs_df8686b8af.jpg 320w)
Counterpoise
Wood, graphite, and paint / 2010 96" high × 26" wide × 52" longAbstract wood form – organic construction process
![Enck fs square](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/37945/enck-fs-square_341207b1f1.jpg 560w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/37945/enck-fs-square_d79ff68027.jpg 280w)
- About
Joshua Enck is a sculptor, designer, draftsman, and illustrator who teaches and maintains an active studio practice in Rochester, New York. He trained as an architect and a furniture designer, receiving his MFA in furniture design from the Rhode Island School of Design and his BSAS from the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois. He taught for ten years at RISD: drawing, three-dimensional design, technical drawing, woodworking, and metalworking. He has also taught woodworking at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center, sculpture at Williams College, and drawing at the University of Illinois and the University of Rochester. Joshua has exhibited his artwork in solo shows at Space Gallery, the Rochester Institute of Technology City Art Space, Simon Gallery, and at the University of Maine Museum of Art. His work is currently represented by Space Gallery in Denver, Colorado. He has been invited to participate as a woodworking and metalworking artist in the Emma International Collaboration and the Echo Lake Collaboration. The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, the Haystack School of Crafts (Open Studio Residency), and the Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia (Windgate ITE Residency) have honored his work. Joshua recently spent five months in India as a Fulbright Nehru Scholar, researching traditional metalsmithing and teaching at the Sushant School of Design.
- Region
- Rochester, NY
- Website
- www.joshuaenck.com
- Media
- Wood / metal
- Professional Status
- Maker / educator
Portfolio
![Bellows Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38215/bellows-new-fs_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38215/bellows-new-fs_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Bellows Bench
Corten weathering steel and Western Red Cedar / 2017/2013 22" high × 18" wide × 71" longOutdoor bench with gently curving sides and a delicate seating perch.
![Oxide Turnout Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/37942/enck-fs-oxide-turnout_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/37942/enck-fs-oxide-turnout_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Oxide Turnout Bench
Corten weathering steel, patina, and mahogany / 2007 19.5" high × 21.5" wide × 112" longPublic seating competition winner installed in Westport, Massachusetts.
![Sketchbook Page Illustrating Bench Ideas Inspired by Oxide Turnout Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47541/Joshua-Enck-Sketches_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47541/Joshua-Enck-Sketches_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Sketchbook Page Illustrating Bench Ideas Inspired by Oxide Turnout Bench
Pencil and watercolor drawings / 2019 Dimensions variablePreliminary bench concepts exploring fence-like forms that create depth by folding in on themselves.
![Extempore #26, July 17, 2019](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47535/26_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47535/26_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Extempore #26, July 17, 2019
Poplar, milk paint, acrylic, and wax / 2019 10” high × 9” wide × 7” deepContinuously tapered and jagged cylindrical line. From my 2019 Windgate ITE Residency. My Extempore sculptures are fully realized in a day — start to finish with no preconceived plans.
![Extempore #28, July 19, 2019](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47537/28_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47537/28_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Extempore #28, July 19, 2019
Poplar, milk paint, acrylic, and wax / 2019 7.25” high × 7.25” wide × 5.5” deepA twist on the relationship of tool and handle. From my 2019 Windgate ITE Residency. My Extempore sculptures are fully realized in a day — start to finish with no preconceived plans.
![Continuous Line #2](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38225/enck-continuous-line-fs_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38225/enck-continuous-line-fs_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Continuous Line #2
Steam bent ash, milk paint, acrylic, and oil finish / 2019 13" high × 16" wide × 11" longA continuous line spontaneously and organically created using steam bent wood, scarf joints, and pegs.
![Faceted Landscape Series #9](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38233/enck-landscape-9-fs_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38233/enck-landscape-9-fs_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Faceted Landscape Series #9
Fabricated steel, bole paint, Palladium leaf, and wax / 2018 24” high × 24” wide × 8” deepFolded, pleated, and creased planes in metal
![Faceted Landscape Series #8](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47531/enck_landscape_8_fs_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47531/enck_landscape_8_fs_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Faceted Landscape Series #8
Plywood, gesso, paint, graphite, and wax / 2017 36" high × 36" wide × 14" deepJaunty form, precise triangles, and a graphite finish
![Pirouette](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47533/pirouette-a-300_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47533/pirouette-a-300_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Pirouette
Wood, paint, varnish, and wax / 2016 48" high × 28" wide × 24" longCollection of the Zillman Art Museum University of Maine
![Continuous Line #3](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38067/enck-fs-continuous-line-3_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38067/enck-fs-continuous-line-3_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Continuous Line #3
Steam bent ash / 2019 30” high × 33” wide × 21” longA continuous, dancing line which starts at one edge of the form and moves its way gracefully through the whole piece, intertwining like a loose knot.
![Counterpoise](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38234/enck-counterpoise-fs_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/38234/enck-counterpoise-fs_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Counterpoise
Wood, graphite, and paint / 2010 96" high × 26" wide × 52" longAbstract wood form – organic construction process
![Extempore #31, July 22, 2019](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47536/31_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/joshua-enck/47536/31_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Extempore #31, July 22, 2019
Poplar, milk paint, acrylic, and wax / 2019 7.75” high × 8.5” wide × 9.5” deepProtruding armatures which reach and stretch. From my 2019 Windgate ITE Residency. My Extempore sculptures are fully realized in a day — start to finish with no preconceived plans.