Our Summer Selection of Contemporary Wood
Sculptural forms, stools, vessels. Carved using defining marks and textures, sanded back to soften the grain, the surface limed, waxed, scorched.
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Hans Henning Pedersen, Alison Crowther, Fritz Baumann & Eleanor Lakelin are four artists creating unique work enhancing wood's natural qualities, echoing forms and textures found in nature. New works by these artists have been added to our online shop and are now available to commission.
Hans Henning Pedersen
Danish artist Hans Henning Pedersen works from the island of Bornholm in close connection with nature and his surrounding landscape. The Cherry, Maple and Oak which Hans uses to carve his work from is all collected locally on the island; huge pieces are brought inside his studio where the inside is sawed out and then turned and carved until he reaches a vessel that is beautifully thin before being finished by hand and coated with natural wax.
Alison Crowther
Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire in 1965, Alison Crowther is a sculptor and furniture maker working wood sourced from UK woodlands. Crowther's sensitivity to the environment manifests in large-scale works, which are based on and reflect the complex geometry of nature. She observes and responds to her material, guided by the grain and annual rings, her carving forming winding, organic structures, intricate pattern and movement.
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Alison Crowther, 'Labyrinth Bench'
Private Garden, 2019
Fritz Baumann
Fritz Baumann cherishes the irregularities which can be found in wood; knots, twists and signs of decay from harsh weather. These features promise surprising, asymmetrical and expressive results in his vessels & stools. Spalted wood coloured by a fungus, gives a special aura. Rust water is applied to ebonize some of the pieces, and a white limewash is used to emphasises the natural grain. The finished work holds a story, a minimalist study of nature. It has a simple but flowing line that purposely incorporates the natural qualities of the tree it arrived from, each piece completely unique.
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Eleanor Lakelin
"I use the vessel form & surface to explore the layers of fissures between creation & decay and the erosion of nature."
Eleanor Lakelin is a British artist, creating vessels and sculptural objects in wood. Her distinctive forms are created in response to the passage of time etched into the fibres of the material. Eleanor explores her fascination with the natural properties of wood using a traditional woodworking lathe and centuries-old chisels and gouges alongside modern techniques and tools.
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We look forward to an exhibiting more of Eleanor's work, next Autumn, along side a collection of Adele Brereton's beautiful jewellery.
Alison Crowther 'Labyrinth Bench' 2019
Available to commission