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Bird's Eye Drawers
materials: recycled Bird's Eye Stringybark,
Spotted Gum, oxidiesed Jarrah, Vic. Ash,
casting resin, found objects, coloured epoxy
dimensions: 1270 x 1200 x 500mm |
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The piece explores
the relationship between traditional joinery and natural wood
figure, and the seemingly opposing and contrasting concepts
of contemporary form and bright colour.
The natural Bird's Eye pattern is emphasized and contemporized
by adding colour. It is most likely caused by epicormic (just
below the bark) buds which develop as the tree grows. It is
a visual history of the tree and is a record of the tree's response
to occurrences within its habitat, small samples of which are
cast in resin and preserved as a reminder of where the tree
originated. The different colours of each drawer front are a
stylistic reference to the chapters of this history. |
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