My artistic expression resides in that place between rough-hewn and polished;\u00a0masculine and feminine;\u00a0abstraction and reality.\u00a0\u00a0 I create wood mosaic sculptures in the form of multi-dimensional wall reliefs.\u00a0\u00a0 By cutting down left-over and unused lengths of decorative picture frame moulding into many small pieces,\u00a0 I am able to engage this material in a novel way, creating my own \u2018puzzle pieces.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0After detailed planning and sketching a new idea, construction begins with a single wood piece. \u00a0The next 200 to over 1000 pieces (depending on the final dimensions) are selected for their size and shape and glued into place, one by one.
\nIn order to fit into a particular space, individual pieces are often carved and trimmed with small hand tools.\u00a0After each small section of the sculpture is glued into place and dry, I alter and fine-tune the shape and contour using a hammer and chisels.\u00a0 I glue and chisel as some artists draw and erase, sometimes \u2018drawing and erasing\u2019 an area multiple times.\u00a0 After repeated addition and subtraction, the desired image begins to emerge.
\nI enjoy the irony that this wood was intended to support and showcase the art of others, and now,\u00a0it is the art…truly an amalgam from a framer turned artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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