Monday 22 December 2008

When the Man comes around



He's starting to get Messiah-like overtones, my Man of the Woods.
What's he up to?
And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see"

DA Datta Dayadhvam Damyata

Sunday 14 December 2008

Perun - El Aleph


Resultaat van een workshop gegeven door Herbert Nouwens op 13-12-2008, de Dag van de Maker onderdeel van de programmaserie "de hand van de maker" van RTVNoord.
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Tuesday 2 December 2008

Monday 1 December 2008

Hrothgar


I made him a one-eyed king, as I see him a hero of yore, blind to the future, essentially tragic.

Sunday 23 November 2008

Hrothgar - a one-eyed king



Yesterday I made the makeshift crown, today I made a stand, the crest - a gold shamrock - is still drying.

Grendel's head


Nearly completed - with hair on trial but no teeth yet. Mark the Cain's Sign

Sunday 2 November 2008

Face du jour

There are faces everywhere. Almost anything may change into a face and hence, into a mask
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Sunday 26 October 2008

Man of the Woods











AKA Green Man
Uath
Woodwose
[Early version 1995]
Try-outs:
[Sketch 24-10-2008]
[Autumn leaves 2008]
Beech log - Cuckoo clock weights - pipe cuttings



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Wednesday 15 October 2008

Tools

There's a story behind all of my tools . Ancient heirlooms iron-fah .
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Sunday 12 October 2008

Halfway

This is going to be a really long-term project...
Van Werkoverzicht

Saturday 11 October 2008

Wooden heart


Yew, copper, brass
The tell-tale heart


Friday 10 October 2008

Tuesday 7 October 2008

Work in progress: Owl

September - update

Current project at my sculpture course
Grendel's head [chestnut]
Work started April/May 2008

Metal teeth to be added later.
Click here for one of my sources of inspiration
More on Grendel















Latest work

After the Etoumbi mask

Monday 6 October 2008

Sunday 5 October 2008

Monday 30 June 2008

Beeldhou[w/t]werken


TĂȘte du jour [6/2008]

Thursday 1 May 2008

Parovoz

STAR 1-5-2008

Moving sculpture













Tuesday 1 April 2008

Wooden heart


[4/2008]
Little work and less progress

Tuesday 1 January 2008

Smaug [12/2007]

Ne this ne dagath eastan, ne her draca ne fleogeth

Dit is net de dage yn it easten,
ek net de draak dy't hjirhinne fljucht

Houtwerk


Grendel's arm [detail]

Me at work