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Contemporary Wood Sculptures |
| These are all individually hand-carved wood sculptures. Some were roughed out with a chain saw. All were carved with mallet and chisel. Some had parts
turned on a lathe. |
| These sculptures are for sale |
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Spiral Form
© Spalted Maple, Marble 48"x14"x15" $5,500 |
Arch
© Walnut 70"x20"x16" $3,600 |
Bluebird Totem
© Butternut, Marble, Bronze 63"x24"x9" $4,500 |
| While walking
along the beach at Cape Hatteras and collecting shells, I was
inspired by the spiral shapes of the broken whelk shells. A spaulted maple log seemed the perfect material to carve this graceful spiral form. |
I started with a walnut log. Unfortunately, it had a large check down the middle of it, was it ruined? I began direct carving with the chainsaw and opening the crack even more. An arch shaped like a torso appeared. | This is one in a series of the Blue Bird story. Where did the ephemeral bird come from, what is it's final destination? |
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| Woman No. 2 ©
Walnut, Bronze 47"x16"x6" $3,200 |
Wrap No. 2 ©
Mahogany, Rope 41"x7"x5 1/2" $1,150 |
Totum © Cherry, Walnut, Spalted Maple Mahogany, Gold leaf 70"x9"x9" $1,800 |
| Walnut wood has a beautiful warm color. This sculpture was carved from a single piece of wood and
a strip of bronze inserted into the wood. The sculpture can be seen as a single figure, or as two figures facing each other. (On display at Wild Holly Gallery www.wildhollygallery.com) |
The second in a series of the bound figure. Again the dichotomy, is it one figure or two? |
Many different
elements come together to make up a single figure. Here each part has been turned on a lathe. The rosewood at the top is hand carved and gold leaf applied. |
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| Trefoil Knot Variation © Walnut, Gold leaf 21"x16"x5 1/2" $2,400 |
Mobius Variation © Walnut, Rosewood 18 1/2"x10 1/2"x7" $2,200 |
Mobius Variation (Detail) |
| Carved from walnut
wood, this is a variation on the trefoil knot design. Gold leaf
was applied to focus the energy at the center. (On display at Wild Holly Gallery www.wildhollygallery.com) |
This wood carving is a continuation in a series of variations on
the Mobius strip. Turned back in on itself, a new form is
created. (On display at Wild HollyGallery www.wildhollygallery.com) |
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Floating Figure © Cherry, Granite 20 1/2"x16"x10" $1,200 |
Sea Dancer
© Butternut, Walnut 33"x29"x8 1/2" $1,950 |
Star Dancer
© Mahogany 19"x12"x5" $1,200 |
| A torso form floats above solid stone. | Birds and fish dance above the waves. | The energy of the dancer projects into space. |
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Woman with Raised Arm
© Cherry 42"x9"x8" $2,850 |
Wall Sculpture
© Wood, Aluminum, Casting 24"x24" $575 |
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This began as a realistic figure. After finding
imperfections in the heart wood, I began drilling holes through, opening it up.
Abstract shapes began to appear, Open it up more. It is becoming more Cubist style, but the figure still remains. |
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Wood Carved Mural |
| See pictures of a 5'x12' wood carved wall mural created for the lobby of the Towamencin Corporate Center. | |
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St. Andrew Statue |
| See step-by-step pictures of the process in creating a life-size figure of St. Andrew. |
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Wood Carving Tutorial |
| A brief introduction about how to carve wood sculptures. What wood to use, what tools are needed, and the techniques of how to carve wood. |
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