Red Chile Bench With Eggplants & Celery Sticks, 2002, lacquer and oil paint on carved wood, 18Hx47Wx19D.   Upholstery-hand woven and dyed cotton and silk chenille by Janet Taylor 

Red Chile Bench With Eggplants & Celery Sticks

Natural maple and handwoven and dyed chenille by Janet Taylor complement the bright vegetable colors of this hand-carved bench. 

The robust mortise and tenon joinery is reinforced by 4 structural eggplants to ensure long and trouble free life.