BOBBIE WILBUR

Bobbie Wilbur respects preservation, restoration, salvaging and re-use, and she’s a fan of whimsy. She first learned her craft as a teenager, working as a ranch hand with her dad, and later restoring historic homes alongside talented tradespeople. She was privileged to train with a master furniture restorer, specializing in Arts and Crafts (or Mission) style antiques.

Bobbie does her “picking” everywhere. Her eyes are always open for the unusual, reclaimable, purposeful, and just plain fun. She has made dining tables from the floorboards of a historic Galisteo house, and she’s particularly fond of the rust and patina of screed retired from rock quarries.

Bobbie’s inspirations are equally eclectic: from nature, to industry, to historic homes. Her studio is a woodworking and metalworking workshop, and the yard is strewn with reclaimed materials, aging naturally in the sun and rain, and waiting to find their way into yet-to-be-imagined work. Galisteo is her refuge: the sights and sounds of the village and the vastness of the Basin. Here, Bobbie ponders large and small creations, functional or fun, from reclaimed and reused materials.