WOODSMOKE MIRROR (2023)
CHARRED DOUGLAS FIR. PRICE & LEAD TIME AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (HERE)
FEW SYMBOLS IN HISTORY POSSESS A BROADER SPECTRUM OF INTERPRETATION THAN THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. HERE, THE FINISHING TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED FOR THE 'WOODSMOKE CHAIR' ARE EXPANDED, INTRODUCING A CHIAROSCURO EFFECT TO THE FLAMES. THE ARCHETYPAL FLAME MOTIF (ITSELF FRAUGHT WITH CONFLICTING AESTHETIC CONNOTATION) IS USED TO DEPICT A NATURAL ABERRATION, RARELY SEEN, WHERE THE INTERNAL CONDITIONS OF A SINGLE TREE ARE SUCH THAT THEY CAN HARNESS A FIRE. BUT ONLY IF LIGHTNING STRIKES - PROVIDING A SPARK FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION.