Circles of Care
Wood continues to grow and change long after the tree it was has been cut down and milled – a wooden chair or table is in some ways still quite alive. With this in mind, Circles of Care is an exploration into making pieces of furniture which create a relationship between you and the tree they were / still are that goes beyond simple use – maybe they’re your enemy, or your friend.
Phoresis Table
Dec 24
Poplar finished with paste wax, roundleaf greenbrier vine, sumi ink, nails.
12” x 12” x 34”
A wounded table taken over by a vine. Is the vine an opportunistic parasite harming its host, or are its thorns instead protecting the table from something?
Phoresis Table
Dec 24
Bench with Tree Ghost
Oct 24
Sapele finished with Danish oil, found mountain-laurel branch.
31” x 9” x 62”
A place for you to sit with your friend the tree.
