The title for my entry is 'Transformation' because I have been able to recover the torn limb and make productive use of the wood. The objects express how the ancient tree has undergone changes in its lifetime that have left marks and colour variations that are like wrinkles and wounds on the body of an old soldier.
Starting from the left and described in turn:
vase turned from dark heart wood
vase turned from a narrow part of the limb so that the two types of wood, the inner (dark) and outer (pale) layers are present.
large bowl from the broadest part of the limb with old injuries, repair tissue and hollows have allowed me to use green and blue coloured resins within the variable wood colours as an infill. The swirling grain creates a sense of movement.
Small wooden box with a lid that includes dark heartwood and cream outer wood.
Broad vase with swirling grain and varicoloured wood.
