Lars offers the following thoughts about what he see's, plans and thinks about as he works through making his pieces. These will be expanded on during his demo.
- Walking through the woods or along a stream, I am looking for downed trees that look intriguing.
- Looking for a root buttress, a root ball or sometimes a crotch.
- Finding where a tree splits into multiple branches and then exploring the texture of the grain.
- Exploring how to keep a major part of the piece's natural surface while also revealing what's inside.
- Keeping in mind that these pieces are almost always decorative and never functional
- Making people think after they have asked me "what is it?" and I just shrug my shoulders.
We hope you will join us Thursday evening, May 9th for what is sure to be an interesting and thought provoking evening.