Abstract Wood Sculpture, Wall Art and Turned & Sculpted
FIRST BORN
1’-11”h, 7” diameter Aromatic Red Cedar SOLD First, a word of explanation about my process. When I get to the point of “rough sculpting” (that point where the piece is fully identified or roughed out), the fun of exploration is over. The not-so-much-fun part of refining the form and sanding
...read more...
NEW WAVE
12” h, 1’-8” w, 9” d Windshake Walnut Sold Not all C- and S-curves need be so intricate that you get lost in them (although that is nice, too). Soft undulation captivates and can also sweep you along for a ride. This piece insisted on showing off soft lines and wide broad surfaces of its
...read more...
DOWN FORCE
1’-10” h, 10” square Basswood SOLD Sculpted mobius band Down Force is the second in my major ribbon series. Quite candidly, I undertook this sculpture to counter skeptics who insisted that Up Draft, the first piece, involved steaming, bending or jig-saw-puzzling segments. Down Force, like Up Draft, is also a mobius
...read more...
PAGODA
6″ h, 5” diameter Wormy Cherry Burl Acquired IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF GAYE GRAVELY POLLITT Turned, then sculpted in cherry burl, I found the raw piece on a waste pile of a logging project near Boone, NC. The same pile revealed another cherry burl for my future works that I worked into Amphora. The
...read more...
UP DRAFT
2′-0″h x 1’-2″w Swiss Alpine Linde (Basswood) Sold Sculpted mobius ribbon Dreams are an important aspect of my art. When an element of one of my pieces presents me with difficulty, I leave it alone for a while and inevitably the solution comes to me in dream state. Many times, I see shapes flashing on
...read more...
THE PHOENIX
1’-4” h, 6″ w Distressed White Oak with Sculpted Rhododendron Root base Sold I found this piece of distressed curly white oak burl being used as a wheel chock underneath a pickup truck on a logging project in Madison County, North Carolina. It was covered with mud and imbedded with sand and rocks. Despite its
...read more...
LAUGHING WATERS
2’-8″ h, 8” diameter Spalted Maple Sold While I was hiking in Hunterdon County, N.J., I spotted this piece of spalted maple on the forest floor. Spalting results in a trail of carbon left when microbial action begins the decaying process in many woods, especially maples. It appears as black or brown lines or patches.
...read more...
WIND DRIFT
2’-10” h, 1’-2” w Swiss Cherry, Wall Sculpture Sold This is number three in the Confluence series. My aim in this piece was to limit size and, therefore, the amount of action. I wanted to concentrate on a smaller space and intensify the visual impact of only a few innate natural elements. I like the
...read more...
DESERT BLOOM
5” h, 10″ w Wood Species Unknown Sold The wood for this piece comes from the stump of an unknown species of ornamental tree/bush that a friend gave me from his property in Clearwater, FL. Areas of the sculpture have purple hues. This a relatively uncommon result of mineral deposits in
...read more...
WIND SWEPT
1′-9″ h, 8″ w Tulip Poplar Sold Hiking near Ken Lockwood Gorge in Hunterdon County, N.J., I found this piece of tulip poplar that had been bent over significantly by a small tree that had fallen across it. Wind action on the two trees caused continual diagonal abrasion. Simultaneously, the
...read more...
ESCHER TIDE
2’-4” h, 1’-0” w, 2” d Sisso Sold Do you know the work of M. C. Escher? The artist who drew so many wonderful brain teasers — where ramps, stairs and ladders ran both up and down at the same time depending on where you focused your eyes? This wall sculpture is named in his
...read more...
CLIFF DWELLING
1′-4″ h, 1’-7” w, 12″ d Apple Stump Burl Acquired This piece of apple wood was rescued from a pile of waste wood that was scheduled to be burned the following day. The site was near Asheboro, NC, where the property owner was reclaiming a derelict apple orchard. The piece “announced” its name to me
...read more...
NATURE’S CEREMONY
6″h x 7”diameter Walnut Burl Acquired IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF GAYE GRAVELY POLLITT Walnut burls are scarce. Walnuts are not as prone to this type of growth as are maples, willows, sycamore and oaks. This piece is from the stump of a large tree blown down in a hurricane that passed through New Jersey
...read more...
CONFLUENCE
2′-2″ h, 4′-5″ w Teak ACQUIRED IN THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF HARRY POLLITT Confluence represents perhaps my most personal design. The long flowing lines and undulations are a doodle that has “absent mindedly” issued forth from my pens and pencils for as long as I can remember. This wall sculpture was
...read more...
SEA RAY
5″ h, 1′-5″ w, 1′-1″ d Wormy Chestnut Sold This piece of wormy chestnut is all that remained of a century old tree found on a forest floor in Madison County, North Carolina. Wormy chestnut is nearly extinct and so this piece is a commemoration to a dying breed. Chestnuts that are infested (fear not
...read more...
BREACHING DOLPHIN
9” h, 1’ 4” w, 8” d Black Birch Sold Collectors play a role in my artistic process. They bring my process full circle. Their action of acquiring a piece says to me (even if they do not express it verbally) that they value the piece enough to want to bring it into their home,
...read more...