DAVID ANDREW GOINES

Additional Biographical Information
David Andrew Goines is a North Carolina woodturner and self-taught craftsman whose artistic career developed in the Highlands–Cashiers region of western North Carolina. He learned woodturning while serving as caretaker of an estate at Lake Glenville, located a few miles from Cashiers. He later established his studio on Highway 107 at Lake Glenville, across from the lake.

Born and raised in Atlanta, Goines eventually found his niche in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the abundance of native hardwoods and tree burls became the foundation of his artistic practice. The original artist statement identifies his studio address as Highway 107 in Glenville, North Carolina.

Provenance of the Wood
According to David Goines, the wood used to create this bowl was salvaged from land being cleared for development in the Cashiers–Highlands area of western North Carolina. He recalled approaching the project managers and requesting permission to recover select pieces of hardwood that would otherwise have been discarded. After explaining that he was a professional woodturner who transformed such wood into artistic vessels, he was granted access to harvest material. The wood from this salvage operation was later used in the creation of the present bowl.

Connection to Charles Farrar
David Goines was an important influence and mentor to celebrated North Carolina woodturner Charles Farrar. Farrar recounted purchasing one of Goines’ vessels at a North Carolina arts festival and later seeking him out to learn how such work was created. Farrar credited Goines with encouraging his early exploration of woodturning and helping set him on the path that would lead to a distinguished artistic career.

Later Years
A devastating house fire in 2021 destroyed the collection of works that Goines had saved over the years. Despite this loss, he returned to artistic work at age 71, once again creating turned vessels and hand-carved folk-art pieces. The surviving examples of his earlier work, together with his renewed creative output, form an important part of his artistic legacy.

Full artist statement detailing his search for tree burls and his self-taught, determined approach to woodturning is available in the original source material from the mid 1990s.

View the Original 1990s Goines Woodturnings Document

DAVID ANDREW GOINES
GOINES WOODTURNINGS
PO BOX 131    HWY 107
GLENVILLE NC. 28736
704/743-9001

Armed with a chain saw, he roams the woods in search of the elusive tree burl – the hard knotty outgrowth he captures and transforms into a work of delight.

Making his first lathe from spare parts, David Goines is a determined, self-taught woodturner from the mountains of North Carolina. Born and raised in Atlanta, he found his niche in the beautiful Highlands-Cashiers resort area, with a wealth of indigenous hardwoods to tickle his turning fancy. Although the woodlands there are his main resource, he’s been known to scrounge up a truckload of wooden treasure in his travels on the art show circuit.

Turning with a reverence that reveals the natural qualities found within the wood, David is also on the cutting edge of new techniques and new directions that include mixed media. He is deftly assisted in the workshop and the field by his wife, Rae. Their philosophy is a simple one: God made the wood and bestows the talent, and to Him they give the glory…

Organic, sensual, pristine, classic, whimsical; all attempts at description of the multifaceted work of lathe artist David Goines. Each vessel has a theme of its own, whether the timeless line and design of ancient Greece, or the feel of a freshly unearthed pre-Columbian artifact of stone or clay. Both functional and sculptural in form, David’s work is primarily fashioned of foraged native American hardwoods, the richly figured burl of the tree being most highly prized. Many of his raw materials are so intense in grain and coloring that they boldly dominate the design of the piece. This artist has become known for his sensitivity and delicate treatment of such a strong media, whether in a jagged, bark-edged opening or a subtle, expressive form.

David Goines is a firm believer in promoting woodturning as an art form, and avails himself as a teacher, lecturer and demonstrator. He is an active member of the American Association of Woodturners, participating in the local Georgia and North Carolina chapters. He has exhibited his work in the following art shows:

• Jan 1993, 1994, 1995 – Las Olas Art Fair (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
• Jan 1995 – Venice Area Art Festival (Venice, FL) | Second Place
• Feb 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 – Fiesta of Arts & Crafts (Boca Raton, FL) | Best of Category (1992, 1993, 1994)
• Mar 1992 – Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival (Winter Park, FL)
• Mar 1995 – Arts & Crafts Festival (Fairhope, AL) | Award of Merit
• Apr 1992, 1993, 1994 – Fountain View (Orlando, FL) | 2nd Place (1992), 1st Place (1993), 2nd Place (1994)
• Apr 1992, 1994, 1995 – Opelika Arts Festival (Opelika, AL) | 1st Place in Craft (1994), 1st Place in Fine Art (1995)
• May 1995 – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (New Orleans, LA)
• May 1993, 1994 – East Lansing Art Festival (East Lansing, MI) | Purchase Award (1993)
• May 1994 – Artworks (Jacksonville, FL)
• Jun 1995 – Boardwalk Art Show (Virginia Beach, VA)
• Jul 1992, 1993 – Chicago Tribune Art Festival (Chicago, IL)
• Aug 1995 – Old North Shore Art Fair (Skokie, IL)
• Aug / Sep 1995 – Art In The Park (Blowing Rock, NC)
• Aug 1994 – Beachwood Festival of the Arts (Cleveland, OH)
• Sep 1994, 1995 – Arts Festival of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
• Sep 1994, 1995 – Southeastern Art & Craft Exposition (Columbia, SC) | Award of Merit
• Nov 1992, 1993 – Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival (Pensacola, FL) | Patron Award
• Nov 1993, 1994 – Festival of the Masters (Walt Disney World, FL) | Second Place (1993)

CARE INSTRUCTIONS: VESSELS ARE FINISHED WITH CLEAR LAQUER AND BUFFED WITH A FINE PASTE WAX. THE ONLY CARE REQUIRED IS TO KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCE OF HEAT OR CONSTANT SUNLIGHT AND TO OCCASIONALLY BUFF WITH PASTE WAX. APPROPRIATE OPEN BOWLS HAVE A FOOD SAFE FINISH AND CAN BE HAND WASHED AND SEASONED WITH OLIVE OIL. FRESH FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE CREATED WITH A GLASS OR PLASTIC LINER, TAKING CARE TO WEIGHT THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL. EACH VESSEL IS HAND SIGNED, DATED, AND THE VARIETY OF WOOD IS NOTED ON ITS BASE. A SCRIPTURE VERSE REFERENCE IS INCLUDED AS A BLESSING TO ITS OWNER.

Extracted text from the mid 1990s document listing the artist “HONORS, PUBLICATIONS, AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS“. View the Original 1990s Goines Woodturnings Document

HONORS, PUBLICATIONS, AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS

American Association of Woodturners – Active Member, Georgia and North Carolina Chapters

“Into the Woods,” Veranda Magazine, Winter 1996

Festival of the Masters, Disneyworld, FL – Second Place, 1993

Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival, Pensacola, FL – Patron Award, 1992, 1993

Southeastern Art & Craft Exposition, Columbia, SC – Award of Merit, 1994

Arts & Crafts Festival, Fairhope, AL – Award of Merit, 1995

Opelika Arts Festival, Opelika, AL – 1st Place in Craft, 1994; 1st Place in Fine Art, 1995

Fountain View, Orlando, FL – 2nd Place, 1992; 1st Place, 1993; 2nd Place, 1994

Venice Area Arts Festival, FL – 2nd Place, 1995

Fiesta of Arts & Crafts, Boca Raton, FL – Best of Category, 1992, 1993, 1994

East Lansing Art Festival, MI – Purchase Award, 1993

Piedmont Park Art Show/ Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Art League Fall Colors Show, Highlands, NC

Las Olas Art Fair, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.-

Beachwood Festival of the Arts, Cleveland, OH Chicago Tribune Art Festival, Chicago, IL Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, FL

New, Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, LA