Sculpture Videos

Videos of some of my wood carvings

2024

Something Fishy (60 sec.) Slab of pear tree.

Two-Faced (60 sec.) Slab of maple.

Into the Unknown (60 sec.) Log of unknown species.

Tower (60 sec.) Sycamore maple logs from FW Nickerson in Chatham.
Four sections stacked in final Tower.

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Entwined #2 (60 sec.) Log from Frank in Philadelphia, of unknown species.

Driftwood (68 sec.) Driftwood log from Nauset Beach in Orleans, with some signs of being waterlogged.

Entwined (79 sec.) Oak log from my woodlands, with some cherry stain.

Tupelo Honey 2 (65 sec.) Modifications to further open up Tupelo Honey a year later.

2023

Purple Heart Flame (73 sec.) Purple heart tree plank from Sarah in Chatham.

Tupelo Honey (73 sec.) Tupelo tree wood log from Tom in Cotuit.

Con-Struction (73 sec.) Beech wood log from Tom in Providence.

2022

Cherry Twist (44 sec.) Cherry wood log, from tree of Melissa in Chatham.

Honey Locust (38 sec.) Locust wood log, from tree of Tim in Cotuit.

Cedar Man (36 sec.) Cedar tree trunk, from tree of Melissa in Chatham.

Global Structure (35 sec.) Cherry wood log, from tree of Alan & Bill in Ossining.

3-Tiered Structure (35 sec.) Cherry and pine wood logs (see three tiers below).

Tier #1 (35 sec.) Pine wood log, from tree of Edie in Chatham.

Tier #2 (35 sec.) Pine wood log, from tree of Edie in Chatham.

Tier #3 (35 sec.) Cherry wood log, from tree of Alan & Bill in Ossining.

2020

Pod (2.13 min) Oak wood log, from tree base of June in Harwich.

The Angel of Progress (2.32 min) Cherry wood from cherry tree trunk from Ossining home of Alan & Bill. .

Reclining Figure (.44 min) Holly wood from holly tree at home of Ann in Chatham.

Saddle Curve (1.42 min) Cherry wood from cherry tree trunk from Ossining home of Alan & Bill. .

Hinged Forms (.41 min) Oak wood from tree of June in Harwich.

2019

Bite of the Apple (1.21 min) Apple tree log from John Hikade in Maine.

Return of the Osprey (1.31 min) English Plane Tree wood from tree in Philadelphia back yard.

The Sea Goddess of Chatham (.44 min) Sycamore wood from tree of Andy in Chatham overlooking the Atlantic.

2018

Mrs. Mayo (1.53min, 1.48 min) Bradford pear wood from Mayo House yard in Chatham. Maximally opened up with openings going throughout the mass. Exhibited at the 2018 Members Show, Chatham Creative Arts Center.

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2017

Hickory Bivalve (.51 min) Hickory wood from Philadelphia yard. Exhibited at Creative Arts Center in Chatham: Members Exhibit 2018. Exhibited at Cotuit Center for the Arts: Members Exhibit 2019..

2014

Spirit of Cape Cod (.50 min) Wild cherry from the Stahl-Bliss woodlands in Philadelphia; base of London Plane wood also from the woodlands. Inspired by the Cape Cod seashore waves and creatures.

Upright Cherry Figure (1.27 min) Cherry tree trunk from Tim in 2002, but not carved until 2014.

2012

Feminine Twist (1.03 min) White oak. From Franklin oak tree in Philadelphia front yard, possibly planted by Ben Franklin.

Hermaphrodite (1.27 min) White oak. Carving with interlocking openings.

Lap Sculpture (.48 min) White oak. A sculpture to hold in your lap and cuddle.

Sly Eye (1.24 min) A Sly Eye. Cherry wood. Philadelphia.Exhibited at Cotuit Center for the Arts: Members Exhibition 2018.

1996

Boulders Near Boulder (.49 min) Redwood. From deck in Niwot. Influenced by boulders in a mountain stream. Using redwood 4x4, joined together to break out of the 4x4 limits.

1995

Female Torso in Wood (.50 min) Cottonwood. Niwot, Colorado. Influenced by Bliss. A first attempt to represent a figure realistically. The sense of 3-D proportion was achieved primarily by the sense of touch.

1977

Twisted Sister (1.21 min) Cherry wood. Pine Run, New Jersey. Not influenced by E.T. (which it predated). This cherry tree trunk contained knots that became integrated into the sculpture. I opened up a space between two legs, which curved asymmetrically to define an interesting negative form. On one leg surface, I created a relief based on Indonesian traditions.

1976

Gelassenheit (Let It Be) (1.24. min) Black walnut. Pine Run, New Jersey. Influenced by Heidegger’s ontology of unfolding beings, I let the character of the log lead me to bring out the beauty of its colorful grain and core. I tried to form interesting sweeping shapes that portray and enhance the strength and solidity of the log’s mass.