"Undertow" Interior Sculpture

This sculpture was created in response to an earlier piece called Chenango. Chenango had a channel that ran through the center of a solid 8' high X 7.5" wide X 2.5" deep Cedar plank. With this sculpture titled Undertow I decided to eliminate both outer edges of the plank. Thus leaving the contours of the channel define each edge. It's as if the channel has over the millennium defined the outer contours of the sculpture through a natural process of evolution. All of my sculptures are made out of wood (Cedar). They are intended to be placed in an interior environment only. Most of my sculptures are photographed both inside & outside. The interior shots (White background) are intended to give the viewer a sense of what my work would look like in an interior setting. The exterior shots were important to give the viewer a more accurate sense of color and texture, and perfectly balanced natural light without unflattering shadows. I have always had an affinity for creating with wood. Over the years I've restored 10 properties. Several were historic. One is listed on the National Registry of Historic Structures. I've also built wooden boats. My career was dedicated to teaching studio art at three different colleges over a period of 44 years. I've exhibited in NYC, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Florence Italy, Liverpool England, and numerous museums and galleries throughout the US. Creating challenging provocative work has been a life long goal. I consider myself a process artist. My that I mean... I enjoy all aspects making the work. After that I basically leave it in the hands of the gods. The base of the sculpture fits easily into the 18" slotted base. The base is shipped seperatly.