Bob creates functional and nonfunctional bowls and one-of-a-kind
woodturnings and other hollow forms from hardwoods.
Biography
Bob Fincher is an award winning
woodturning artist and a fine art painter. Bob was born and raised
in Atlanta, Georgia, but has called Florida home for nearly 40
years. He has been married to Barbara for more than 43 years; they have one
adult child,
Christopher, who is also an artist.
Bob is a graduate of Florida State University; his fields of
interests are in science, history, and reading about the lives of
free thought pioneers: Robert Ingersoll, Susan Anthony, Margaret
Sanger, the Mott sisters and others. His hobbies include golf,
photography, reading, painting, drawing, playing guitar and finger
style bluegrass five-string banjo, and listening to music from the
classics to country.
Business history
What started as a hobby several years ago, has grown
into a full fledged pursuit. Bob has pieces, placed in some of the
finest homes of the southeast, but also in Canada, Italy, Germany,
Switzerland, and other European countries.
MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE:
American Association of Woodturners
Artists' League/Museum of Fine Arts-FSU
Florida Craftsmen, Inc.
Florida Cultural Resources Commission
Gadsden Arts, Inc.
Jefferson Arts, Inc.
LeMoyne Art Foundation, Inc.
National Craft Association
North Florida Woodturners Association
Southern Artists League
Thomasville Cultural Center Artists Guild
About our staff
Soul of the Tree fine art pieces are created exclusively by Bob
Fincher. His #1 cheerleader and wife, Barbara, handles the
bookkeeping, shipping, and web site. Annie, our sweet little
Chinese Pug (aka/Shop Dawg)
is never too far from Bob's side, whether it be in the studio, on-the-road, or at home.
What makes us unique
Each work of art is original, individual, and one-of-a-kind. Each
piece of timber is selected for its end-use appeal. It is
carefully studied and the finished piece is completed so as to be
matchless and without peer.
