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Offering (detail) by Lin LisbergerI love wood. The smell and the feel of wood in all it's forms. Magestic oaks casting shade .... natural forests flourishing on hillsides....... rotting tree trunks on forest floors providing food and shelter to all manner of creatures .... weathered drift wood on lonely beaches....wood stacks next to the hearth.... and then there's the transforming of wood that has been crafted and chiseled as if by magic into art.
Soundingboard by Lin Lisberger
Chained Goddess by David Hostetler"My medium is wood. Wood appeals to my close affinity with nature and things organic. Wood is a magic material, alive and working organic, and never completely at rest." - David Hostetler
Cycladic Tree Goddess by David HostetlerDavid Hostetler continues.....
"Among all goddesses, Asherah is my inspiration, for it is she who was carved from living trees as well as the image of the tree of life. This goddess is the embodiment of my passion for wood and all that is woman."
It's worth a visit to Hostetler's website, here.
Asherah Tree Goddess by David Hostetler
Big Hanging Eight Flowers by James Surls (Charles Cowles Gallery, Newyork) 
Peace Burden by James Mellick.....And now for something completely different. I'm thinking spider ....poised for attack....or as Karin commented...something that skitters across the floor when you switch the light on.
Strider 2 by Ben CarpenterBen Carpenter's work is strangely compelling. The wood grain is beautiful, the polished surface inviting to touch. There are pieces reminiscent of seeds, pods and plant forms, all beautiful in a Venus Flytrap sort of way. See for yourself here.
Shell4 by Ben Carpenter
Eolian Drifting Pod (maple burl) by Ben Carpenter
oh yes, I am a wood lover, too - so sensual, warm and inviting in all it's stages...
ReplyDeleteI love these Ben Carpenter pieces. Quirky alien like forms, I can imagine catching skittering across the floor when I turn on the lights!
These are gorgeous. I like it when you bring someone new to me to the fore.
ReplyDeleteA thoughtful gallery. Thank you for assembling it.
ReplyDeletethere was simply no knowing what to expect as i scrolled down. i was greeted by one surprise after the other. i enjoyed this selection. thank you robyn!
ReplyDeleteWonderful finds Robyn. Wood has such a tactile quality. I always want to touch it. These artist make that urge all the more tempting.
ReplyDeleteYou always introduce us to the most amazing artists and their incredible works.
ReplyDeleteI also love wood. The smell, the feel..... everything.
Thank you for sharing!
Strangely compelling and more than a bit scary robyn. Thanks for the comment about collages - yes I find ten minutes is just about right and I too intend to do one each day. I have enrolled on the free collage course, thanks to your link.
ReplyDeleterobyn the wood gallery is another wonder! I dont know which one I like best. please deliver them all to my doorstep(in person) thank you for the latest adventure !
ReplyDeletelike the 1st quote of david hostetler.
ReplyDeletelovely pieces robyn, love the material too must be wonderful to work with.
I want to reach out and touch the smooth surfaces!
ReplyDeleteI have very few pieces of wood art in my house, so far. I have one small freeform bowl that I love to touch. There is such a connection to the earth by just touching wood -- something that does not happen with other media (for me anyway). I'm looking forward to exploring wood in the art world.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another fantastic post.
I came to you through Weaver's collages and I love your very interesting blog, being from Australia I feel we need to know more about our South African neighbors. Probably should say the world, but realise I dont know much about Africa except the garden plants that were brought here in the soil as ballast in the sailing ships and strife in different areas that hits the news.
ReplyDeletewow ... seeing wood transformed like this leaves me speechless. these highlights are pretty incredible.
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvellous collection you've assembled, Robyn. I just want to touch each piece! What skill and love must have gone into the making! My only experience with wood was a not particularly successful attempt at carving for a wood block print - it was difficult!!
ReplyDeleteI love the tall wooded goddess. And I share your fondess for wood. I love the way it smells. I even like to polish it, which is probably taking it too far!
ReplyDeleteloved the chained goddess :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful these. I especially love the goddesses and the pieces by Ben Carpenter. Love that his name is Carpenter....
ReplyDeleteI like the Asherah Tree Goddess and Ben's creatures! Wood gain can be especially beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWood is such a beautiful medium. I know why you use it.
ReplyDeleteIt's true for me too that wood invites me to touch it like few other mediums. I imagine it must be heaven to work with! Some real beauties here...
ReplyDeleteAsherah, what a beautiful name and I love the carvings of her... wow! Roxanne
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of wood too- especially burning. Last night I could smell it and was thinking about campfire memories when it struck me as odd that there was a fire nearby in the middle of summer. I double checked the kitchen and sure enough, I'd turned on the wrong burner for my tea. I'd left the cutting board on the burner and came back to smoke and flames. Our apartment still smells like campfire and I'm still scrubbing the stove.
ReplyDeleteLisberger's piece is intense. I yearn to own it.
incredible magazine article going on here! :)
ReplyDeletewill have to come back to look at the links... wow. that Spider II makes me think of the sun trying to rise with a back ache... poor old thing.
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worm poop is my new favorite word. :)
What a glorious post, those wood goddesses are just stunning. If I had one I'd never be able to stop touching it. And the wonderful aliens at the bottom, wow. How creative some minds are. A really super piece of eye candy Robyn. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible talks about workman. Isa. 40, Hosea 8, ect. that make images of gods and godesses from wood. Unfortunately, these men are not spoken of highly by God of the Bible.
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