Reaching

This sculpture was carved from some beautiful wide grain marbled pin oak. The form was sculpted, deeply sandblasted and coated with linseed oil base finish to enhance the vibrant grain coloring. Dimensions: 8”D x 7” W x 30”H. The close-up images of the sandblasted textured surface reveal beautiful medullary rays that flow with the form.

Cut from the base of a large red oak tree. Bleached, wire brushed and textured surface, dyed dark blue. A 20 Lb form carved down from a 160 Lb log.

Spalted Oak, carved & sandblasted texture, oil finish

Dimensions: 21″H x 11″W x 5″D, Weight = 3 Lbs

Wall sculpture. Turned, carved & sand-textured Oak, 24”W x 24”L x 2”D. Inspiration comes from my 38 years as mechanical design engineer. I have drawn on grid paper 1000’s of straight & curved lines. As a wood artist I get to carve and color between & outside the lines.

Sold, Wall sculpture, Eastern Red Cedar, Carved, sanded and sandblasted 32”x12”x5”.

‘On Course’, This form is 29″ Tall x 14″ x 8″. I started with a 90 Lb Ambrosia red maple half log and carved it down to 7 Lbs . Light Lacquer finish.

Quarter-sawn Oak, sandtextured & dyed black with an oil finish

Dimensions: 18″H x 15″W x 2.5″ to 6″ D

Carved Oak, sandtextured & dyed black.

Dimensions: 24″H x 12″W x 3″ D, Weight = 4 Lbs