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(3.88 - 86 votes)Geoffrey on his work:
A broken bent tree branch, bleached from sun and rain, makes me think of weathered bones: fingers, legs, backbone, and hip bone. Old stained strips of cloth act like bandages and clothing, hiding and holding it all together. Sculpted wax covers the frame and joints of wood. Found and lost objects assembled into curious and evocative shapes is what excites me.
When I am making objects, I think of model airplanes made of balsa wood, then covered in thin transparent paper. Or I see decoys and shapes made to attract wild animals. I visited a museum in Alaska that had drawers filled with toys that had been put together, used and collected from previous cultures. I also think of a forest of tall, dark trees covered in moss and moisture, a silent, meditative place.
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I have seen your work before in other magazines and loved it immediately for it’s reference to nature and recycling something into something beautiful and meaningful. I love the work.Keep working. Dina O’Sullivan fiber atists.
Comment by dina osullivan — May 30, 2009
that’s pretty awesome
Comment by caro — May 30, 2009
this artwork iz pretty cool
Comment by RaWr123 — May 30, 2009
love you work! its amazing how skillful you are. you can tell by looking at your work you take you time! love that because the last one done truly is the winner in art!
Comment by Sabrina — May 30, 2009
Really wonderful and creative sculptures. Love the reuse of materials making something beautiful. Rating 5!
Comment by Casey Shannon — May 30, 2009
Wow… very creative. Love the birds on his site.
Comment by Kathryn O — May 30, 2009
fabulous
Comment by Louise — May 30, 2009
Wonderful! I see old,dead,twisted trees in fields and meadows as the bones of old people, all waiting together and just there for our visual enjoyment.
Comment by Lorraine — May 30, 2009
beautiful and skillful, love it
Comment by lesley — May 30, 2009
I love your work. Re-use-Re-cover-Re-invent. Take what nature and a commercial society have discarded and turn it into something intriguing and thought provoking. All this and I haven’t even visited your web-site yet! Kudos
Comment by sKnNyPpY — May 30, 2009