Mike Just, furniture artisan

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Phone: (785) 658 3548 and/or
Rustic Furniture from the log - Glass Top Tables - Tree Table Sculpture P.O. Box 413, 2608 Ave. E, Wilson, Kansas, 67490, US
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Request a cost or ask questions by contacting us at the phone or email listed directly below. Thank you. (Mike)

"My greatest pleasure is to discover mezmurizing natural pieces. That ohhhhh ahhhhh moment when the final finish goes on.. is a great thrill ! Has been for many years now.

I think my second greatest thrill is hearing the thrill and excitement in my clients voices or seeing it reflected within their emails after the receive a finished piece. The photo's I share with clients during creation time pale in comparison to reality. When you finally "see " it up close and pesonal,, Well, just incredible beauty. At my shoppe, when it is time to apply the first coat of finish, it is a celebration time for us. We all gather around to watch as the first coat of finish (often Teak oil) is applied. The usual reaction is stunned silence. Then, someone will break the silence with a "mannnn " that's pretty or a "wowww" will be exclamed. The amazing thing to me is .. This has been going on for YEARS !! The beauty and it's affect seems endless.. I do not know why that is but, based upon this experience I suspect you too can count on one of these pieces as being not only timeless in beauty but timless in their affect upon you.

Enjoy your visit at my web site. I am just one click away if you need some help.

My Kindest of regards,
Mike Just - Wilson, Kansas
email = rustic@wtciweb.com
phone (785) 658 3548

Before his latest 12 years in developing artful furnishings, Mike lived and worked 23 years in the bright, sun-scorched South West area of Kansas, near the Colorado border.

There, he developed his technical expertise in the natural science of drying organic materials. Grain (Corn and Milo). Mike completed several research projects on the subject of "natural air drying". During these years he developed techniques which he uses still, today. Additionally, Mike utilized his design vision and mechanical engineering skills duing his early years of design to create numerous complex material handling systems for the grain Industry of central USA.

During that time, he presented his findings of research to the public in a series of seminars organized by Nebraska and Kansas State Universities. Mike's early association with these universities and natural science professor's would later be re-heated in a research effort targeted towards capturing and stabilizing the unique and beautiful Kansas Burr Oak as seen on this web site. The focus of Mike's research was upon a class of wood that had been, to date, vastly underutilized by Industry, and often left by loggers, to rot in the woods.

To date his "TreeTable" furnishing projects have shipped to decorator's, achitects, and individuals across the U.S.A. and abroad. He has created works for Walt Disney and collaborated on designs for retail spaces in Times Square, N.Y. & shipped to collectors in the Netherlands and Jordan, to name a few.

ART CONCEPTS Mike utilizes a Free Forming art technique for creating his tangle designs. "The less man messes with it, the prettier it is. MY job as an artist, if you wish to call me that, is to stay out of the picture. Get OUT of the way and allow nature to speak, on her own terms, in her many ways. She is simply, quite spectacular. It's really that SIMPLE." says Mike. Mikes favorite quote is one from Albert Eienstein - "Keep it simple, but no more." Einstein said." "The best creations of nature are always simple. When man trys to do MORE and leaves simple behind, THAT's when trouble starts. Just look around at the mess we have made in going beyond Einstein's, "but no more. So, I strive to keep it simple, but no more." says Mike

Design HISTORY In addition to formal Structural and Systems design, Kansas State University; Mike has spent 34 years within the design discipline.

STATEMENT
"I work from visions inspired by the beauty and shape of nature. "When I am alone, among the trees, there is this, almost magical like, enchantment that surrounds me. It is there, I can see and touch the hand of God."

Currently In addition to continuing his free formed works for you, which Mike says he will never give up; he enjoys writing and is developing a technical manuel relating his discoveries into the seasoning process for what he terms "wild woods".

"I plan to continue working closely with conservation organizations in an effort to promote more utilizations of waste timber. "
Mike Just