PRESQUE ISLE – The First Friday Arts Walk at Wintergreen Arts Center will be more exciting than ever in December with a festive live Gingerbread House building competition and a beautiful show of hand-crafted furniture by local artisan Terry Kelly. The event will be at the Wintergreen Arts Center, located at 149 State Street in Presque Isle, on Friday, December 3rd, from 6:00 until 9 pm.

Terry Kelly of Mapleton is considered one of the top furniture makers in New England. He brings fifteen years of experience to building some of the finest Shaker reproductions to be found anywhere. About six years ago, wanting to explore a different type of furniture, Terry began building Windsor chairs, a style of chair that is roughly defined as having all parts anchored to a seat. They are some of the most beautiful chairs to be found, with turnings and hand worked details that give a delicateness to the chairs that belies their strength. Top it off with a hand applied, multi-layered finish, and you have functional works of art that will be on display throughout the month of December.

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