Events of Jesus’ last day – 14 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 3 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 4 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 5 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 6 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 7 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 8 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 9 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 10 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 11 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 12 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Events of Jesus’ last day – 13 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
Taken from the Cross
Events of Jesus’ last day – 2 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
King Lear – The sad King – 18″ H x 3″ W – Willow bark – 2013
Some twenty years ago I collected some willow tree barks.
The tree, that was an old specimen- I would say 100+ years old – was pulled down by a big storm. I saw the beauty in those tick barks the faces and movements I could carve into them.
I did some of this type of carving back in Europe before I come to Canada. Now that I was cleaned my studio I found these ‘stone dry’ beauties.
So the upcoming winter I will carve some of my favorite subjects into these barks.
This is the first one and I saw the sad face of King Lear in this. It is quite whimsical due to the given outlay of the bark and you need to use your imagination to tune-on to the feeling.
33″ H x 5″ W – Willow bark – 2013
This willow bark carving is also re King Lear as he is lamenting to his Harlequin. Please do not think that I am an expert of Shakespeare, not at all, but the story of King Lear has a great deal of human elements.
As you may notice I have to go along the growth of the bark so you have to use your imagination to fully appreciate the picture. I have quite few of these barks so during the winter I can carve indoor.
33″ H x 5″ W – Willow bark – 2013 – Detail #1
33″ H x 5″ W – Willow bark – 2013 – Detail #2
Approx. 36″ dia – white ash – 2013
Originally I had Galileo Galilei in my mind as he faced the Grand Inquisition for his heretic thinking in 1633. Under tremendous pressure he withdraws his statement – the Earth moves around the Sun – and then he was kept in house arrest for the rest of his life. An anecdote say that on his death bed he sad: Eppur si muove – And yet it moves.
At the end my depiction was not Galileo but a state of mind when one knows his correctness but to save himself he has to lie. The place where I come from, a statement that was made as one has his fingers crossed meant that it was not the truth – it was a lie. That is the essence of my carving.
Part of a 36″dia. white ash carving – detail #1
– Detail #2
These crossed fingers are the essence of this message of this carving. If you are forced to lie, cross your fingers.
Jesus – raku-fired ceramic – 11″W x 17″H – 2013
I wanted to make a depiction of the most forgiving human being. Please do not ask why I am making this type of art!
I JUST HAVE TO!! It is in the inner-sanctity of St. James Cathedral.
13″ x 19″ – raku fired ceramic – 2013 (SOLD)
Jesus stripped of his clothes – raku ifred ceramic – 13″W x 13″H – 2013
12″ Dia. – raku fired ceramic – 2013
Susanna & the Elders – raku fired ceramic – 14″W x 14″H – 2013
This small ceramic mural depicts one of Solomon’s wise decision. The two old men will get what they asking for Susanna. They will get stoned.
36″ dia. -white ash – 2013
This picture was taken in side lighting to bring out the details of the carving.
I wanted to show the beauty of the female body. This work is based on a sketch I made some 30+ years ago from my dear wife, my love. As I mentioned before this white ash was on our front yard and I could not chop it up for firewood. This is one of the tondos that resulted.
Pedicure – 36″ dia. – white ash – 2013
I wanted to show the beauty of the female body. This work is based on a sketch I made some 30+ years ago from my dear wife, my love. This tree trunk is the same 175 years old white ash from our front yard.
21″W x 32″ H – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21″W x 62″L – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21″W x 62″L – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21″H x 72″L – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21″H x 72″L – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21″H x 72″L – Hammered copper mural – 2013
21 1/2″H x 32″W – Hammered copper mural – 2013 SOLD It has ended up at Hungary.
Leaning pine at Killbear PP – hammered copper mural – 2013 – Detail
Crucifixion – 12″ x 12″ raku fired ceramic – 2013, mounted on 21″ x 21″ wood backing. Many friends of mine think that I become very religious, which is not correct. I wanted to express the “Station of the Cross’ seances with only heads, hands or foot to concentrate on the emotional aspect of the event. These plates may not be everybody’s ‘cap of tee’ but I had the inner need to make them.
This was another way to mount these plates. But the simpler wooden frame brings out more the feelings of the expressions.
24″ W x 36″ H – Hammered copper mural – 2013 We were up north for a few days at the Cyprus Lake National Park. The beauty of the Bruce Trail at that location is breathtaking.
This tree, I depict on this hammered copper mural, moved me. It could be hundreds of years old, as the centuries reoccurring forest fires could not destroy it. It grows at such unforgiving location that it is ‘untouchable’. Also at the same time the poor nutrition supply and the harsh weather conditions let it grow so slow that a small tree, as mentioned above, could be 200-300-500 years old.
This is the reason I made this mural to commemorate this unparallel resilience. I call it ‘Against all odds’.
24″ W x 36″ H – Hammered copper mural – 2013 We were up north for a few days at the Cyprus Lake National Park. The beauty of the Bruce Trail at that location is breathtaking.
This tree, I depict on this hammered copper mural, moved me. It could be hundreds of years old, as the centuries reoccurring forest fires could not destroy it. It grows at such unforgiving location that it is ‘untouchable’. Also at the same time the poor nutrition supply and the harsh weather conditions let it grow so slow that a small tree, as mentioned above, could be 200-300-500 years old.
This is the reason I made this mural to commemorate this unparallel resilience. I call it ‘Against all odds’.
Canadian Willpower – 24″W x 34″H – hammered copper mural – 2013
Some time ago we owed a piece of land up in Halliburton at Gall Lake. As I was building our cottage and get close to nature I saw this young maple growing out of cracks of the Canadian Shield. I was marveling its resilience and full heartedly could associate with it. I made some sketches of it.
Now after thirty years I feel that I made it also on the ‘proverbial Canadian Shield’. We/I came with nothing to this wonderful country and after 40 years of hard work, I am in the situation now that I could make this commemoration of that young maple.
I call the piece ‘Canadian Willpower’ because that it is what we, entering this country, must have.
May be you could say that as I get older I get more sentimental, please forgive me.
Canadian Willpower – 24″W x 34″H – hammered copper mural – 2013
Some time ago we owed a piece of land up in Halliburton at Gall Lake. As I was building our cottage and get close to nature I saw this young maple growing out of cracks of the Canadian Shield. I was marveling its resilience and full heartedly could associate with it. I made some sketches of it.
Now after thirty years I feel that I made it also on the ‘proverbial Canadian Shield’. We/I came with nothing to this wonderful country and after 40 years of hard work, I am in the situation now that I could make this commemoration of that young maple.
I call the piece ‘Canadian Willpower’ because that it is what we, entering this country, must have.
May be you could say that as I get older I get more sentimental, please forgive me.
Sunset at Flowerpot Island – hammered copper mural – 24″H x 52″L – 2013
Sunset at Flowerpot Island – hammered copper mural – 24″H x 52″L – 2013
detail #1
Hammered copper mural – 24″H x 52″L – 2013
detail#2
Hammered copper mural – 24″H x 52″L – 2013
detail#3
Events of Jesus’ last day – 00 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ -2013
These are the 14 scenes that called ‘Stations of the Cross’. I wanted to express the emotions and feelings by showing only hands and heads. These raku fired ceramic plates are mounted in old cedar wood frames. Please do not ask why I did them! I had to!
Events of Jesus’ last day – 0 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ – 2013
This is not part of the 14 pieces that make up the ‘Stations of the Cross’ but there where Jesus’ last day started.
Events of Jesus’ last day – 1 – raku fired ceramic 14″ x 14″ -2013
