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Photograph of Michael courtesy of Brian McDonough
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Michael Gallacher was born in 1957, the son of Glasgow Portrait
Painter William Gallacher and Still Life painter Nita Begg. Since
early childhood, Michael has been creative in art, woodwork and design. In
fact, Michael could draw and paint almost before he could read and write, having
been heavily influenced by his parents' talents in art. During his school years, Michael became very interested in technical
drawing, woodwork and interior design. His
particular talents shone out from the crowd in terms of his innovation and
creativity, and he has been awarded prizes for art on many different platforms. On leaving school, Michael went on to further develop his skills and
found his niche in woodworking and interior design. In order to achieve some qualifications in his chosen areas of
expertise Michael studied Woodworking and Construction, and gained his Scottish
Vocational Qualification, through night school study, over a period of three
years. Michael recently celebrated 10 years of Rocking horse making and
restoration from his own workshop and he decided to build upon his expertise,
and is presently studying for a Diploma in Furniture Making and Restoration at
the Glasgow College of Building and Printing.
He has already completed several unique items of historical furniture,
which have been commissioned by clients. Interest in, and sales of Michael’s
work have come from four continents of the globe. In order to satisfy other artistic needs, besides making rocking
horses and furniture, he often involves
himself in other 'one off' productions, an
example of which is a life size replica Harley Davidson Fat Boy Motorcycle
sculpture, which took over two years to complete. Michael does not see himself as a woodworker, rather as a Designer
Craftsman who can basically 'turn his hand to anything'. |
