CODY HIGH STYLE {2008}: Andy Sánchez
Today we are wrapping up our week-long series from Guest Blogger, Diana Friend, all about Cody High Style. Scroll through the stories below, visit the artist’s websites, and enjoy the pictures. These artists are the finest craftsmen {and women} creating rustic furniture, fashion and art, today. Their contribution to the progression of Rustic design will be enjoyed for years to come. Thanks for everything, Diana!!
Sánchez is a tall man, and greets his admirers with an invitation ‘would you like to here the story (of the piece)?’ Of course many heads turn, as he recites the tale of a bear traveling the base of the wood, but is being chased by two dogs; so the bear leaps to the next level and travels up the “trunk” of the tree with the dogs howling at its base. The bear leaps to the edge of a “cliff”, as he points out the bear tracks hanging on the edge of the “cliff”. The dogs go nuts, and the bear climbs higher trying to escape, and jumps through a knot-hole in the wood and into the cabinet. When he opens the cabinet door, the shelves are filled with large stone fetishes of bears and other wood creatures.
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When I inquired how long it took to create the piece, the story continued in his trademark style, explaining it took “one month and 30 years of experience.” Using alligator juniper that resembles an alligator’s rough skin, and found in Sanchez’s home state of New Mexico, the areas low rainfall causes short twisted growths in the trees. These trees can live for thousands of years, and the craftsman works with a woodcutter to harvest timber that has died. Left basically in its natural state, the holes are left as they are found, or inlaid with accents of turquoise, coral, marble and sterling silver.
He is a craftsman who truly loves the work he does and embraces the life that allows him to work with his family. They have operated their award-winning business for over 20-years and have earned many awards, including the Cody High Style’s People’s Choice Award in 2007 and Western Design Conference Best Western Spirit Award in 2003.
Andy and Aaron Sanchez offer an exceptional website where you can view their portfolio and start imagining your own furniture with a story!!
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