"Treedom"

Gallery Project - Private Collection

Oak and Birch - 3 Layers - 1/2” Spacing

70” x 48”

One of my favorite things to do is highlight the wood grain of the materials I use as I know the eye naturally follows these lines. These organic curves can be used as a tool to accentuate a shape and I place a huge emphasis on this part of the process. After a long day of digging through lumber for inspiring patterns I came across the Oak sheet you see as the star of "Treedom". I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this project from the second I saw the board. I came home that night laid the sheet out and started sketching. By the time I was done the rough shape of this project was translated and it fit like a glove. I love the touch of abstract and whimsy the spirals of the roots bring to this project. The whole shape feels balanced and complete and I couldn’t be happier with the end result!