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Title: | Thresher Shark |
Inventory#: | CO000004 |
Medium: | Wood |
Price: | Price On Request |
This Thresher Shark is hand-carved from cherry wood with 15-20 layers of various dyed glazes, applied by Chris, to replicate the coloring of the Thresher Shark. Black Onyx minerals make up the 'dead' eyes!
Nearly 2 feet long, the fins are proportional & the shark sits atop a Pennsylvania Blue Stone with fern fossils. Take a closer look at the additional images.
Thresher Sharks are found in deep ocean waters. If you look closely and you can tell this one had been eating!
One of a kind!
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Artist Statement: "I love working with wood. While I am happy to work in other media, wood is alive and responsive to my touch. Wood grain shows the life the tree lived and has its own secret history, a mystery that can be only be suspected by studying the grain. When I'm intensely carving a piece, my energy is absorbed by the wood. That wood is now sharing part of its life with me and I with it.
The forms that come out of the wood are often a function of the wood. Some pieces are emotional, some dramatic. I like to let the wood 'tell' me what it 'feels'. The process is somewhat long in that I make several studies of my subject to see what will work on paper. That does not always translate to the wood as it does seem to have a mind of its own. Drawing, measuring & even doing 3D studies in clay are all part of the pre-carving fun. Then there is the wood itself. The right wood must be used for the right subject. Each has its own story that I like to bring to life and share."