A collector, a scrounger, a hole digger, a woodcarver: Aaron Margolis is a native New Yorker who has resided in Maine since 2011. A professional woodworker for 17 years, he makes functional, sculptural, and structural objects in his rural Downeast studio. Aaron thoroughly enjoys experimenting with bygone production techniques and found, discarded materials in his work, and fosters curiosity in others by teaching handtool woodcarving workshops. In previous years, he co-owned a fine craft gallery, designed and constructed an off the grid octagonal timberframed house, and built steel bicycle frames using partially scavenged materials. He is a self-taught craftsperson and sculptor, and his notions about craft and work were fostered by the DIY punk scene of NYC. He is cognizant of the imperfection of the materials with which he works, and in his own human ability as the creator of these objects.

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Deirdre has a background in traditional printmaking and studio photography, and is currently studying archaeology, traditional folk arts, and climate change.

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Together, they have been working as Rusted Pulchritude since 2014.

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