
Untitled
Ash / 2021Bud Vessel

- About
A BFA graduate of the Cal State Long Beach 3D Media: Wood, Metal, Fiber program, Martin Hernandez is an interdisciplinary crafts person with an emphasis in technical skill mastery and conceptual art. His studio practice considers traditional and modern approaches to art as cultural production, while critically engaging with design and production methods that inhabit various contemporary spaces.
He enjoys teaching the nuances of fine furniture making at Allied Woodshop in Los Angeles. He also runs an apprenticeship program called the Gateway Apprenticeship that aims to bridge the gap between woodworking education accessibility and the local Los Angeles community by exposing participants to a broad understanding of the craft woodworking field.
- Region
- Los angeles, CA
- Media
- Wood, metal, fiber, new media
- Professional Status
- Furniture maker and media artist
- Status
- Member until Mar 29, 2022
Portfolio


Bloom
Mahogany / 2021 3" × 4.5" × 4.Nesting turned pieces. Sculpted hollow form and square.


Aurora Table Top
Birch Play and Hickory / 2019 3/4" × 3' × 5'Table top deriving its outer form from the Aurora of the image a La Virgen, a predominant symbol in Mexican culture and my heritage.


Body Object: Foot Massager
Poplar Wood / 2019 3" × 3" × 18"Sculpture engaging with bodily (foot) activation.
Made and auction at Haystack Summer Session 2019 w/Sarah Marriage


CA Pepper Coffeetable
CA Pepper Slab / 2020 17" × 15" × 48N/A


Wubbsie
Black Locust / 2018 8" × 6" × 3.5"Hand carved sculpture


CSULB College Of The Arts Conference Table
Ash Wood / 2018 32" × 4' × 10'4′ x 10′ Solid Ash Trestle Table
Team Leader and Organizer


Off Center Pain
Ebonized Ash and Brass / 2020 9" × 3" × 2.5"Off center turning with hand turned brass spikes


ACAB Bench
Ash and Pine Wood / 2020 17" × 13" × 53"Bench made while the 2020 – 2021 civil unrest was occuring


Untitled
Ash / 2021Bud Vessel


One in Three Algorithms
CNC, Polyurethane foam / 2017 N/ASculpture engaging with parametric algorithm design and it’s affect on human experience and perception. Physical Model, definition printout, algorithm printout.


Bloop
Olive, Walnut, Brass / 2021 5" × 8" × 8"Turned box with hand turned brass finial


Bun Stix
Lacewood and Walnut / 2021 4" × 1.5" × 1.5"Turned hair sticks with container vessel


Unititled
Mahogany Wood and Tampico Fiber / 2021 12" × 12" × 3/4"N/A


Kandy Stanley No.7
Iron, Wood, Paint / 2021 5" × 2.5" × 2.5'Personalized refurbished hand plane.
An ode to Los Angeles custom lowrider paint work.
Paint done by Mark of Marky Marks Kustom Paint


Olive Space Divider
Olive Wood and Forged Steel / 2017 7' × 3.5' × 2"Bookmatched Olive skewered onto forged stand


Perceived Value
Plywood, Polyurethane, Auction Clippings / 2017 N/ASculpture engaging with the perception of value and it’s relationship to scarcity, auctions, and cultural production.


Dancing Crescents
Beech / 2019 6" × 5" × 4"Hand shaped sculpture


Kandy Stanley No.4
Iron, Wood, Paint / 2021 5" × 2.5" × 8"Personalized refurbished hand plane.
An ode to Los Angeles custom lowrider paint work.
Paint done by Mark of Marky Marks Kustom Paint


Untitled
Olive Wood and Round Reed / 2021 8" × 4" × 4"Turned and woven vessel


Men With Long Hair
Wenge and Maple / 2021Turned wooden brush


Body Object: Back Massager
Ash Wood / 2019 3' × 2' × 1"Sculpture engaging with bodily (back) activation.
Made and auction at Haystack Summer Session 2019 w/Sarah Marriage


Ripple Effect
Ash Wood / 2021 4" × 6" × 6"Ebonized Ash with Friction Fit Lid


Body Object: Neck Massager
Ash Wood / 2019 1.5' × 10" × 1"Sculpture engaging with bodily (neck) activation.
Made and auction at Haystack Summer Session 2019 w/Sarah Marriage


Facsimile
Podocarpus Wood and Steel / 2017 6' × 3' × 3"Forged steel representation of wooden slab