Mr. von Voss makes his living mostly by building specially ordered furniture. As soon as a piece is done, it goes to the customer. So, he was faced with a problem when a local museum invited him to exhibit his furniture at an art show next year. He didn’t have a collection.
“Basically the idea of borrowing my clients' pieces for two months was not an option. I couldn’t go and say 'I need to borrow your dining table for two months.'”
Art gallery owner Carla Massoni came up with a solution. If people were to loan the artist money, he could delay the sale of furniture and gather a collection for the show. After the show, he could sell the pieces and pay back the loans.
Ms. Massoni called her idea the “Seed Project.” She says 20 people have contributed money so far.
“Many of the people that are involved in this probably wouldn’t be able to purchase a piece of Vicco’s work. But they still want to be part of the process of his creating these pieces.”
Bob Ingersoll is one of the Seed Project’s supporters.
“It seemed to be such an interesting project. Here I had a chance to help Vicco concentrate more on creating pieces of art. I expect to see a beautiful piece come out of this or more, many pieces.”
Art gallery owner Carla Massoni says this willingness to help could have something to do with the community’s historic connection to the area’s farmland and river.
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