![Shoshana Apple Side Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131198/Shoshana-Apple-Side-Table-_c_WEB_fc1e2c4d96.jpg 1565w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131198/Shoshana-Apple-Side-Table-_c_WEB_eb089b3ad2.jpg 725w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131198/Shoshana-Apple-Side-Table-_c_WEB_df8686b8af.jpg 320w)
Shoshana Apple Side Table
Cherry & Paduak / 2021![Nstool4 angle a](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/49411/Nstool4_angle_a_341207b1f1.jpg 560w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/49411/Nstool4_angle_a_d79ff68027.jpg 280w)
- About
Mark’s aesthetic is derived from nature’s small wonders, flowers, leaves, fruit, the occasional vegetable as well as the female form. He masterfully takes these shapes and wraps them in sumptuous curves and graceful currents.
Mark creates with solid woods for their intrinsic value, virility, and rapidity of execution. The grain and beauty of the wood have little influence during the initial design process. He visualizes new work in matte black and believes that if a piece has a presence draped in black, is executed with deftness and passion then the inner beauty of the wood will take flight.
Most of his work is built using the stack lamination process where smaller pieces of wood are glued together to form much larger blocks or “blanks”. The stack lamination process provides strength, scale, and endless artistic possibilities. Once the blank is completed, he roughs out the work with chainsaws and automobile disk grinders. As the final form emerges, he tapers to more delicate power tools and finally hand tools to define the details and sumptuous curves.
Mark learned woodworking in junior high school industrial arts and had his first commission, a blanket chest, while a high school senior. At college, he studied under Bobby Falwell, a graduate student of Wendell Castle. Immediately upon graduating college Mark opened his first shop in Evanston, Illinois. In 2012, after a few decades, detours, and zigging when he should have zagged, he set up his current shop in Albuquerque, NM.
- Region
- Albuquerque, NM
- Website
- www.marklevin.com
- Media
- Wood
- Professional Status
- Sculptor and art furniture maker
Portfolio
![Georgi Mav Leaf Side Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51078/Fgallery9a6_e5b9bc771e.jpg 525w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51078/Fgallery9a6_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Georgi Mav Leaf Side Table
Cherry, Australian lacewood 21 × 48 × 25![Handel Leaf Desk](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51168/Handel-Desk-Angle_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51168/Handel-Desk-Angle_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Handel Leaf Desk
Walnut 32 × 72 × 39![Apple Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51087/Apple-Table-with-drawer_2021-02-14-202326_19a5931d9a.png 696w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51087/Apple-Table-with-drawer_2021-02-14-202326_25afb2ffff.png 375w)
Apple Table
Cherry, Australian lacewood 21 × 32 × 29![Santa Fe Wall Flower](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51092/Santa-Fe-Flower_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51092/Santa-Fe-Flower_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Santa Fe Wall Flower
Bleached poplar 33 × 50 × 25![Cherry Teardrop Mirror](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/130193/Cherry-Teardrop-Mirror_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/130193/Cherry-Teardrop-Mirror_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Cherry Teardrop Mirror
Cherry and red oak 30 × 23 × 1-3/4![Pear Coffee Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51081/Fgallery7-1_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51081/Fgallery7-1_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Pear Coffee Table
Australian Lacewood 16.5 × 38 × 29![Pear with Cheek Wall Sculpture](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51173/Pear-with-Cheek_aa-copy_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51173/Pear-with-Cheek_aa-copy_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Pear with Cheek Wall Sculpture
Cherry 28 × 20 × 10.5![Betty Boop Bench](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51164/Betty-Boop-Bench-Angle_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51164/Betty-Boop-Bench-Angle_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Betty Boop Bench
Cherry, Oak 29.5 × 37 × 12.5![Silverware Cabinet](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/130195/Silverware-Cabinet_9b1e795bae.jpg 504w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/130195/Silverware-Cabinet_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Silverware Cabinet
Walnut and zembrano 16 × 26 × 14-1/2![Shoshana Apple Side Table](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131198/Shoshana-Apple-Side-Table-_c_WEB_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131198/Shoshana-Apple-Side-Table-_c_WEB_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Shoshana Apple Side Table
Cherry & Paduak / 2021![Penina Wall Flower](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51166/Penina-Wall-Flower_c_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/51166/Penina-Wall-Flower_c_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)
Penina Wall Flower
Alder 35 × 52 × 25![Sapele Flower Petal Shelf](https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131190/1-WEB-LT-View_3fe5a4b47d.jpg 700w, https://furnsoc.org/media/sized/memberwork/mark-levin/131190/1-WEB-LT-View_25afb2ffff.jpg 375w)