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Why Wood?
There is something very special about working with wood. I work with trees that have been in the same place for well over 100 years and they must be respected and considered. My role is to let out the beauty within and give the tree the opportunity to live on for another 100 years.
My recent works bring together notions of flow, motion and the release of the internal form in large (between 2 and 3 metres long) wood wall hangings and free standing sculptures . I choose timber that, due to its internal and external structure, grain, rot and growth marks, is reminiscent of water running over a surface. I work with the wood; carving, sanding, shaping and polishing to emphasise this feeling of flow and movement and to create a beautiful and elegant form. |