Norm Sartorius Intră în o
emoție nu
o galerie de artă
Alege o stare de spirit și camera însăși îți va răspunde — lumina se răcește sau se încălzește, ritmul aerului se schimbă, iar doar lucrările care poartă acea emoție ies în prim-plan din întuneric. Tot celălalt se retrage în umbră.
Norm Sartorius
A Life Shaped by Wood and Form Norm Sartorius emerged from a childhood steeped in the natural beauty of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, born in Salisbury in 1947 to a family where artistic pursuits weren't central. Yet, an innate sensitivity to the world around him—to the textures of bark, the grain of wood, and the subtle shifts of light—took root early on. This connection to nature would become the bedrock of his artistic vision. Though he
initially pursued a degree in Psychology from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) in 1969, followed by five years as a psychiatric social worker, a deeper calling awaited him. A pivotal shift occurred when Sartorius apprenticed with Phil and Sandye Jurus at their Baltimore studio, Jurus Studio, learning the fundamentals of woodworking—the precise cuts, the careful shaping, the inherent qualities of different woods. This ap…
