When we heard that the 2019 inaugural West Australian Guitar Festival – Strings Attached – was going to be held in Margaret River , we knew that the event would be a winner for the region. There are not many people in the world who are not connected to the magic of stringed instruments in […]
Good things come to those with patience… It was in 2004 when Guy and Pat first visited JahRoc and told us about a Marri tree that had fallen down on their property. They had approached the right person who slabbed it up for them on site. It was a massive tree, the base about 4 […]
The Filigree Bedhead was designed in December 2014 following on from our successful collaborative exhibition “Project Margaret River” when JahRoc Furniture produced a stunning collection of furniture designs all inspired by the Margaret River Region. In this project The Canopy Display Cabinet was born using a hand carved design depicting the awesome treetop canopies found in the […]
Gary Bennett is featured in the first edition of an exciting new Margaret River journal which takes you on an enjoyable journey through Gary’s life. Gary talks about a few key moments that sparked his passion to make sculptural wooden surfboards & furniture and also his new found passion of bee keeping. With surfing a part of his soul, you […]
The stunning Margaret River Region is well known for it’s wineries, forests, surf, art galleries, artisans and day spas. The area is inspirational to artists, with ist’s clean air, ocean and forests all in the one area, and therefor many artists of different genres choose to settle in the diverse Margaret River Region. Gary Bennett of […]
Artistic furniture designer/maker Gary Bennett finds enormous satisfaction from collaborating with other artists to create a body of work that tells a unique story. There is invaluable growth that takes place when you put more than one head on a project, tossing artistic ideas and thoughts around and taking inspiration from the different approach each artist […]
Gary Bennett of Jah-Roc Furniture has combined his love of surfing with his passion of making beautiful objects out of wood and has been making wooden surfboards for a few years now. Gary had been riding various boards made by Jim Banks and over the years they formed a friendship that eventually led Jim Banks talking about […]