Artist

Stoney Lamar

born Alexandria, LA 1951
Born
Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
Active in
  • Saluda, North Carolina, United States
Biography

Stoney Lamar studied wood technology at Appalachian State University, then started a woodworking shop to make and sell furniture with his wife, Susan. After borrowing a friend's lathe he began to turn wood and liked the spontaneity that this allowed. He attended workshops given by David Ellsworth, and Mark and Melvin Lindquist, and he also worked as an apprentice to the Lindquists in 1984. Lamar avoids traditional vessel forms, and his sculptures disguise the use of the lathe with their carved circles, strong vertical forms, and solid blocks.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Stoney Lamar, Silent Perch, 1992, dogwood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jane and Arthur K. Mason on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1996.98.5
Silent Perch
Date1992
dogwood
Not on view
Stoney Lamar, Red, 1990, box elder, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.16
Red
Date1990
box elder
Not on view
Stoney Lamar, Trio, 1999, dogwood and steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John and Robyn Horn, 1999.55
Trio
Date1999
dogwood and steel
Not on view
Stoney Lamar, Self-Portrait, 1992, box elder, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.31
Self-Portrait
Date1992
box elder
Not on view