Materials

Paul D. Goodman Art

Paul D. Goodman Art presents original sculpted works in fine hardwood and high fire ceramics. He uses traditional and modern techniques to create beautiful, useful, and enduring works of art.

Commissions are Welcome

Materials

Paul D. Goodman fine hardwood, Dec 2022

Spatial Art in Wood

Paul D. Goodman’s furniture and cutting boards are handmade, partly from reclaimed hardwood. Donated wood from repurposed cabinet doors or flooring is preferred. Paul is always looking for sources of untreated hardwood that can be salvaged. Please send suggestions to paul.dickinson.goodman at gmail dot com.

Each piece is unique and all are signed by Paul D. Goodman. Cutting boards are food safe and durable. Unless otherwise requested, the wood is sidegrain or facegrain connected with glue (Titebond III – Ultimate Wood Glue), usually with a beeswax-base sealant (John Taylor, or Howard – Butcher Block Conditioner). Odie’s Oil or a polyurethane finish (Minwax Wipe-on Poly brand) can be used on furniture commissions. Knots and natural holes in wood are filled with TotalBoat food-safe marine epoxy.

Woods Used

Birch	Canarywood	Cherry
Mahogany	Maple	Oak (Red or White)
Padauk	Purpleheart	Redheart
Snakewood	Teak	Tigerwood
Walnut	Yellowheart	Zebra Wood

Some pieces are made from only American domestic wood, others include international woods. Ask Paul which is which.

About Wood

Wood is an organic material from a tree or shrub that has been used for thousands of years in construction, tools, paper, furniture, and for fuel. Cutting boards need to be maintained by the customer with a regular re-application of a food safe sealant. Contact Paul if you think your piece needs refinishing. Hand wash fine hardwood serving pieces (Not in the dishwasher). Do not traumatize fine hardwood by putting it in the oven or under a very hot pan – there are limits to its durability. If well treated, a fine hardwood piece can last your lifetime and beyond.

Paul checks all the woods he uses in the Wood Database (book and website) for potential allergies and toxicity. As Eric Meier writes, “very few woods are actually toxic in and of themselves. But what a great number of woods do have the potential to do is cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.” If this is a concern for you, please discuss any questions with Paul.

Spatial Art in Clay

About Clay and Ceramic Glazes

Ceramics are one of the most ancient materials used by humans. High fired clay is durable, food safe, dishwasher and microwave, and oven safe. As with all ceramics, aggressive thermal shock or impact will damage the piece. Don’t take a piece from the freezer then put it in a hot oven, or drop it on a concrete floor! Ceramics can be cleaned by hand or in a dishwasher. If well cared for, a ceramic piece can last your lifetime and beyond.

Clays Used

Paul D. Goodman’s ceramic art is made of high-fired clay, for example:

• B-Mix, fired at Cone 10
• B-Mix with Sand Laguna, fired at Cone 10
• Dark Brown Laguna, fired at Cone 10

Glazes Used

The most common glazes used in Paul D. Goodman’s ceramic art are:

SJSU Celadon	SJSU Iron Yellow	SJSU John’s Black	SJSU Kooks Blue
SJSU Mamo White	SJSU Navy Speckled Blue	SJSU Ohata	SJSU Oribe
SJSU Pete’s Red	SJSU Shino	SJSU Sink White	SJSU Two Tone Tenmoku
SJSU Weathered Bronze	Western 8500 Cone 10 Clear Transparent Brushing Glaze	Western 8503 Royal Blue Gloss Brushing Glaze / Gloss	Western 8504 Jellybean Brushing Glaze
Western 8505 Soft Yellow / Gloss	Western 8506 Red / Gloss	Western 8510 Serpentine	Western 8511 Celadon Gloss Brushing Glaze
Western 8512 Iron Cascade	Western 8513 Turquoise Matte	Western 8514 Smokey Blue Gloss Brushing Glaze	Western 8515 Sandstone Matte
Western 8516 Oilspot Brushing Glaze	Western 8517 Tenmoku Brushing Glaze	Western 8518 Ohata Red	Western 8519 Silicon Valley Rutile Brushing Glaze
Western 8524 Woo Blue	Western 8522 White Matte Brushing Glaze	.	.

Following Up

• Email questions to: paul.dickinson.goodman at gmail dot com
• Upcoming and past exhibits are listed on Paul D. Goodman’s Resume