Micklish: Zen and the Art of Wood Working

Curtis Micklish. 

Heard of him? 
Probably not, because he's not exactly looking for an open space at the Guggenheim for his work. He justs wants to make your living room look a little prettier. 

I discovered Micklish while snooping through the endless digital isles of Etsy. What first grabbed my attention was the simple wooden item simply titled, "The Butler." It's compact, aesthetically very pleasing, can be mounted or used as a travel device, and holds everything that should be right next to your door so you don't forget them when you leave: keys, wallet, glasses, phone. This seems to reflect the majority of things made by Micklish; all having a common theme being both beautiful and functional.

  There is a calmness that is worked into his creations. Certainly any work of art will display the disposition of its maker, and this couldn't be seen clearer than in his natural designs, made to effortlessly blend into any surrounding. One lamp, coaster table, or thumb-print stool would look just as elegant in an unfinished brick-walled room as it would standing as a centerpiece to a brightly lit, color-filled space.

   Etsy seems to be a simple outlet for selling his smaller and most popular pieces, though a larger range of items are readily available on his website, ranging from massively crafted rolling dining room tables to small steel hang-man hat hangers.

  Micklish's work is made to not only beautify a room, but provide a calming reminder. Sit. Stay. Enjoy. Relax. All the while, doing so with items that are made to last, not to be used and replaced. The quietness that his work invokes isn't an Ikea item that pretends to say these things. They actually do, and will continue to as long as they are around...which will invariably be a long, long time.

To see more from Micklish, be sure to view his website as well as his Etsy page.
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