Alexandra Cicorschi

Alexandra Cicorschi is a woodworker artist based in San Francisco, California. She studied at the Bucharest National University of Arts in Romania and holds an MFA from the Bauhaus University in Germany. Her passion for woodworking developed after she moved to California in 2011 and started experimenting with locally sourced materials. Her current medium is largely based on the practice of salvaging and repurposing discarded wood. In finding, stripping, and re-milling salvaged materials, she brings forward the intrinsic value of objects and their ability to transform.

Originally from Romania where she lived through the end of the communist era, her work is a reflection on the rapid transition she has witnessed in her lifespan, between a mentality shaped by scarcity to one of abundance. Creative reuse fueled by limited resources is one of the most valuable teachings of her childhood and an inspiration to her.