Peterman’s Boards and Bowls, Spencer Peterman

Gill, MA

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Spencer Peterman knows wood, inside and out. That expertise enables him to provide some amazing alternatives to your standard wooden bowls and accessories – and each piece he creates has its own story. We are proud that we use all local woods from central New England: the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont forests are a rich resource. We have special relationships with our local tree service companies. Normally, they would want to get rid of, chip up, or make firewood of logs with any decay – and that’s where we come in. We actually embrace decomposing wood because that decomposition gives each bowl a distinctive character. We believe in upcycling – taking logs that normally are discarded, and making something beautiful out of them. When Spencer gets hold of a Spalted Maple or an Ambrosia Maple log with just the right character, he can make wonderful things happen on the lathe.