Mark Sutherland
Master Ship Model Builder

Mark Sutherland's Ship Models



Home

About Artist

Bone Models

Half Hull Models

Outdoor Models

Wooden Models

Restoration Work

 

A professional craftsman since 1979, Mark Sutherland specializes in models of 19th- and early 20th-century ships and boats, along with scrimshaw artifacts, decorative ship carving and figureheads.

Born in Liberia to American parents and raised in Yonkers, New York, he began building ship models at the age of eleven. In his early twenties he pursued boat building in Maine, working in several building yards and on the renovation of several large wooden yachts. He began his professional model building career while a resident of Nantucket Island with commissions for models in bone and repair work. Since that time bone models have been a specialty along with the restoration of scrimshaw artifacts. His areas of interest are small craft of the 19th and early 20th century, whaling vessels and traditional yachts. He has developed a unique style of halfhull modeling, based on the 19th century "shipping office" style.

Sutherland now lives on the mainland of Massachusetts with his wife and two children. He continues to build models in wood and bone, and continues his conservation work for marine antiques. He also builds and rebuilds small boats for his own use. In 1997 he was awarded the New England Foundation of the Arts Fellowship Grant Award. His work is sold on Nantucket through several shops and galleries as well as at his own workshop, where he builds custom ship models on commission.


Mark Sutherland, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, 01742 | domihs@netzero.net | 978.371.2088