Furniture artisan, Brad Greenwood, and his wife, Lorraine, are the recipients of two pretigious awards given at the 2000 Western Design Conference. The juried show represents some of the top Western furniture makers in the country. The conference was held in Cody, Wyoming.


The piece that lassoed the "Best Western Spirit" and "Exhibitors' Choice" awards is entitled, "The Outlaw Cabinet". It is a unique blend of Old World craftsmanship combined with state-of-the-art animatronics technology. A beautiful dry bar cabinet is accompanied by an intriguing diorama of the Old West which is brought to life by the drop of a quarter. Within the scene is a moving, talking cowboy sitting in front of a saloon filled with silhouetted dancers. The show continues on, complete with sound, lights,moving characters, etc.


The Outlaw Cabinet is comprised of a stunning combination of hardwoods. The entire three -dimensional scene is created by the artist (save the dice & cards). Even small details such as the saddle, snake, cigar, tarantula, anvil, etc., are made entirely by Brad Greenwood. In addition, Brad also created and built the cowboy robot. The robotics, lights, and electrical components are all engineered and wired by the artist as well. The sound and animatronics are programmed by Lorraine Greenwood, and the background painting is commissioned and the painting is commissioned by artist, Michael Kerby, of Quincy, CA.


Cabinet details include handmade miniature wooden wagon wheels & miniature metal horse shoes adorning the crown molding area, hand textured edges, and a pull-out serving board. Within the lower cabinet is a shelf for glasses with miniature barb-wire fence and textured edge details and a leather coin pouch to catch the quarters.

Materials:

Elm, white oak, spalted madrone, birch, eucalyptus details, barb-wire accents, iron, copper leaf inlay

81"H x 40"W x 32"D