carved wood
My carvings are made from solid hardwoods of mainly sycamore and oak. Where there is open grain I like to show this across a single-width board and allow the carved undulations to influence the fibers of the wood. Sycamore has closer grain and is more suited to an emphasis on shape, shadows and finer detail.
They could be be described as small landscapes without horizon. The selection of scale and surroundings have a close correlation to short stretches of water where a myriad of effects make each moment different.
They could be be described as small landscapes without horizon. The selection of scale and surroundings have a close correlation to short stretches of water where a myriad of effects make each moment different.
These panels hang best where a top-light or side-light such as a window model the 3-D relief. They respond to the ephemeral nature of daylight and the lighting positions in a room.
Teviot river-flow 3