Things has manifested as an ever growing collection of works, nicknamed Lignum Novis which roughly translates to unique or odd wood. Each piece, though presented in the same Cherry framed format, is a combination of exploration, adaptation, simple surprise and adoration of the characteristics of wood. Through framing, curious moments of arboreal happenstance are set apart. Whether it is painstakingly carving a rounded band out of a single block of Cherry, finding pleasing shape and design in lightning struck Poplar or simply being awed by the traces of new limb growth left encased in the grain of an old Chestnut Oak, each piece has both been found and found me.
THINGS 5
$750
12" W x 12" H x 2 3/4" D
Cherry
This stack of split Pennsylvanian Cherry, all horizontal matches of one other in grain though not in shape, is reminiscent of shards of rock with their in-tact stria, built by layers of time. Each layer is a new accidental shape, though all unified by their amber grain.
The sculpture is mounted to the artist-made Cherry frame and set off against a background of deep, matte black paint. To date, seven Things have been created by Michael; see all the series pieces below.
