Tag: wood
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Sculptor Fills The Forest with Life-Size Sculptures Made from Woven Rods of Willow
It’s not often that you walk through a forest and encounter a life-size statue of a woman shooting a bow and arrow. But that’s exactly what British sculptor Anna and the Willow has crafted. She’s filling the U.K. forests with statues made of willow branches by combining sculpture and basket weaving. The sculptor says she…
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Account Highlights Woodworking Ideas From Around The World For You To Try At Home
On the search for a new hobby or something interesting to do on the weekend with the kids? What about woodworking? To pay homage to this ancient craft, an Instagram account called @wooodworking highlights pieces from different artists and artisans around the world and features them on it’s page. Scroll down to see our favorites!…
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Beautiful Wood Sculptures Crafted from Discarded Tree Trunks and Branches
Artist and sculptor Jae-Hyo Lee uses organic materials like wood to create large-scale, sculptural pieces that favor both form and function. Focusing on geometric shapes such as the sphere, Lee somehow manages to transform tree trunks and hefty branches into perfectly formed globes, columns, and furniture-like objects. To achieve the striking, smooth look of his sculptures, the 50-year-old artist…
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Artist Makes Incredible Creatures Out of Driftwood
James Doran-Webb is an amazing British artist currently based in The Philippines. James made his first foray into animal sculptures over 25 years ago with papier mâché, but five years later he began collecting pieces of driftwood and has now amassed a substantial collection that he forages through at his studio. Driftwood sculptures have since become…
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Stunning Life-Like Figures Hand Carved from Wood by Peter Demetz
Italian artist Peter Demetz brings ordinary wood to life with his incredible, hand-carved figures. The sculptures, which vary in size from about 20 inches to nearly 50 inches tall, feature men, women, and children standing still against a plain, sometimes-colored background. Demetz’s attention to detail is awe-inspiring. He’s able to shape tiny folds in clothing,…
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YOU Can Create Your Own Amazing Glow-in-the-Dark Table!
Mike Warren has just released a tutorial of how to fill the naturally formed voids in pecky cypress with photoluminescent powder mixed with clear casting resin. The effect is pretty amazing. To see how he did it you can watch video above or read through Warren’s step-by-step instructions over on Instructables. And don’t forget, if you’re looking…
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Almost Human Hyperrealistic Wood Sculptures (sort of NSFW)
Artist Bruno Walpoth can practically turn wood into flesh. The Italian artist has a knack for creating haunting, incredibly lifelike sculptures hewn out of wood. His works somehow manage to capture the expressiveness in a person’s eyes and the body’s fleshy curves. According to Walpoth, wood basically runs in his veins. “In our valley there is a 400-year-old…